pave
- (British) To cover something with paving slabs.
- (Canada, US) To cover with stone, concrete, blacktop or other solid covering, especially to aid travel.
- (figuratively, transitive) To pave the way for; to make easy and smooth.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/peɪv/
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”).
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