Pave definition
Diamonds in pavé.
An example of pave is to put down concrete to smooth a cracked driveway.
- To make progress or development easier:Experiments that paved the way for future research.
- to prepare the way (for); facilitate the introduction (of)
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
Origin of pave
- 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
- French from past participle of paver to pave from Old French pave
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Old French < Vulgar Latin *pavāre < Latin pavīre, present active infinitive of paviō.
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