pave Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows
  2. verb cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic
    • pave the roads in the village

WordNet

Pa`vé" noun (Also<
  • Pave
  • Pavé
)
Etymology
F., from paver to pave. See Pave.
Definitions
  1. The pavement.
Pave transitive verb
Etymology
F. paver to pave, LL. pavare, from L. pavire to beat, ram, or tread down; cf. Gr. to beat, strike.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Paved ; present participle & verbal noun Paving
Definitions
  1. To lay or cover with stone, brick, or other material, so as to make a firm, level, or convenient surface for horses, carriages, or persons on foot, to travel on; to floor with brick, stone, or other solid material; as, to pave a street; to pave a court. for vehicles
    With silver paved, and all divine with gold. Dryden.
    To pave thy realm, and smooth the broken ways. Gay.
  2. Fig.: To make smooth, easy, and safe; to prepare, as a path or way; as, to pave the way to promotion; to pave the way for an enterprise.
    It might open and pave a prepared way to his own title. Bacon.

Webster 1913