pave
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 4
Definition of pave
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
- (British)To cover something with paving slabs.
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verb
- (British)To cover something with paving slabs.
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(Canada, US)To cover with stone, concrete, blacktop or other solid covering, especially to aid travel.
“They paved Paradise and put up a parking lot.”
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(figuratively, transitive)To pave the way for; to make easy and smooth.
“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.”
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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 (“to beat, strike, ram, tread down”).
Words you can make from pave
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