Pave Definition
pāv
paved, paves, paving
verb
To cover over the surface of (a road, etc.), as with concrete, asphalt, or brick.
Webster's New World
To be the top surface or covering of.
Webster's New World
To cover closely or thickly; overlay.
Webster's New World
To be or compose the pavement of.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
Pavement.
Webster's New World
A setting of jewelry in which the gems are placed close together so that no metal shows.
Webster's New World
idiom
pave the way
- To make progress or development easier:
experiments that paved the way for future research.
American Heritage
pave the way (for)
- to prepare the way (for); facilitate the introduction (of)
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Pave
- pave the way
- pave the way (for)
Origin of Pave
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Middle English paven from Old French paver from Latin pavīre to beat, tread down pau-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French < Vulgar Latin *pavāre < Latin pavīre, present active infinitive of paviō.
From Wiktionary
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French from past participle of paver to pave from Old French pave
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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