English Explanatory Dictionary

pave

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cover something with paving slabs.
  2. To cover with stone, concrete, blacktop or other solid covering, especially to aid travel.
  3. To pave the way for; to make easy and smooth.

Pronunciation

pāv /peɪv/ en-us-pave.ogg

Word forms

pave paves paving paved

Etymology

From Old French paver (“to pave, to cover”), from Vulgar Latin *pavāre (“to beat down, to smash”), from Latin pavīre (“to beat, strike, ram, tread down”).

Derived words

depave impave nuke and pave pavement paven paver paveside pave the cowpath pave the road to hell pave the way paving stone repave unpave
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