Pave

[peɪv] or [pev]

Definition

(noun.) a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows.

(verb.) cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic; 'pave the roads in the village'.

Edited by Kathleen--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The pavement.

(v. t.) 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.

(v. t.) 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.

Typist: Miranda

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Prepare, facilitate, smooth, expedite, adapt, fit, mature, arrange, dispose,qualify

ANT:Obstruct, indispose, disqualify

Edited by Lancelot

Definition

v.t. to lay down stone &c. to form a level surface for walking on: to prepare as a way or passage: to make easy and smooth in any way.—ns. Pā′vage Pā′viage money paid towards paving streets.—adj. Pāved—also Pā′ven.—ns. Pave′ment a paved road floor or side-walk or that with which it is paved; Pā′ver Pā′vier Pā′vior Pā′viour one who lays pavements; Pā′ving the act of laying pavement: pavement.—adj. employed or spent for paving.—Pave the way to prepare the way for.

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