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pave

Pronunciation: /peɪv/

The English word “pave” has 3 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To cover something with paving slabs.
  2. To cover with stone, concrete, blacktop or other solid covering, especially to aid travel.
  3. To pave the way for; to make easy and smooth.

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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