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Pave

//peɪv// verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To cover something with paving slabs. British
  2. 2
    cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic wordnet
  3. 3
    To cover with stone, concrete, blacktop or other solid covering, especially to aid travel. Canada, US

    "They paved Paradise and put up a parking lot."

  4. 4
    To pave the way for; to make easy and smooth. figuratively, transitive

    "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."

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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