pave

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To cover a road or area with a hard surface such as stone or concrete.

   The city plans to pave the muddy road next summer.

2. 2
   verb

   To make something easier to happen in the future, especially in the phrase 'pave the way'.

   Her early research paved the way for a major breakthrough.

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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