01 v. t. To lay or cover with stone, brick, or other material, so as to make a firm, level, or convenient surface for vehicles, horses, carriages, o…
imp. & p. p.
Paved; p. pr. & vb. n.
Paving
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To lay or cover with stone, brick, or other material, so as to make a firm, level, or convenient surface for vehicles, 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.“With silver paved, and all divine with gold.” — Dryden.“To pave thy realm, and smooth the broken ways.” — Gay.
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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.