pave
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Etymology
From Old French paver (“to pave, to cover”), from Vulgar Latin *pavāre (“to beat down, to smash”), from Latin pavīre, present active infinitive of paviō (“I beat, strike, ram, tread down”).
Pronunciation
Verb
pave (third-person singular simple present paves, present participle paving, simple past and past participle paved)
- (British) To cover something with paving slabs.
- (Canada, US) To cover with stone, concrete, blacktop or other solid covering, especially to aid travel.
- 1970, Joni Mitchell (lyrics and music), “Big Yellow Taxi”, in Ladies of the Canyon:
- They paved Paradise and put up a parking lot.
- (transitive, figurative) To pave the way for; to make easy and smooth.
- 2011, Rice Baker-Yeboah, The Animal Pathways 1-2, page 110:
- After two weeks Miguel began to circulate freely about the city in his truck, albeit with the long, chrome-plated pistol cocked and ready on his lap. It wouldn't be for three more years that Gonzo would tell Miguel about the secret leverage that paved his path to freedom.
Derived terms
Translations
(British) to cover with paving stones
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(North American) to cover with stones, asphalt, etc
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Anagrams
Etymology
From Old Danish pauæ (Old Norse páfi), from Old Saxon pavos (Middle Low German pawes, paves), from Old French papes, from Latin pāpa (“father”).
Pronunciation
Noun
pave c (singular definite paven, plural indefinite paver)
Declension
Declension of pave
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Further reading
Pronunciation
Verb
pave
- inflection of paver:
Verb
pavē
Noun
pave m (definite singular paven, indefinite plural paver, definite plural pavene)
- pope
- gastric mill, lady (in crustaceans)
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Noun
pave m (definite singular paven, indefinite plural pavar, definite plural pavane)
Derived terms
Related terms
- pavedøme, pavedømme
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