pave

pave  (pv)

tr.v. paved, pav·ing, paves

1. To cover with a pavement.

2. To cover uniformly, as if with pavement.

3. To be or compose the pavement of.

Idiom:

pave the way

To make progress or development easier: experiments that paved the way for future research.

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[Middle English paven, from Old French paver, from Latin pavre, to beat, tread down; see pau-² in Indo-European roots.]

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paver n.

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pave

Verb

[paving, paved]

1. to cover (a road or area of ground) with a firm surface to make it suitable for walking or travelling on

2. pave the way for to prepare or make easier: the arrests paved the way for the biggest-ever Mafia trial [Old French paver]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pave - a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows mount, setting - a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place; "the diamond was in a plain gold mount"
Verb	1.	pave - cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic; "pave the roads in the village" coat, surface - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate" cobble, cobblestone - pave with cobblestones hard surface - cover with asphalt or a similar surface; "hard-surface roads" causeway - pave a road with cobblestones or pebbles asphalt - cover with tar or asphalt; "asphalt the driveway"

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pave

verb cover, floor, surface, flag, concrete, tile, tar, asphalt, macadamize

Translations

pave [peɪv] vt → pavimentar;

to pave the way for → preparar el terreno para

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pave [peɪv] vt → paver, daller;

to pave the way for → ouvrir la voie à

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pave [peɪv] vt [+ street, yard etc] → pflastern;

to pave the way for (fig) → den Weg bereiten or bahnen für

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pave [peɪv] vt → pavimentare;

to pave the way for → aprire la via a