transitive verb
paved, pav′ing- to cover over the surface of (a road, etc.), as with concrete, asphalt, or brick
- to be the top surface or covering of
- to cover closely or thickly; overlay
Origin of pave
Middle English paven from Old French paver from Vulgar Latin an unverified form pavare, for Classical Latin pavire, to ram, beat from Indo-European base an unverified form p?u-, to strike, chop from source Lithuanian piauti, Classical Latin putare, to cutpave Idioms
pave the way (for)
to prepare the way (for); facilitate the introduction (of)
