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Definitions for: Pave
[n] a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows
[v] cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic; "pave the roads in the village"
Webster (1913) Definition: Pave, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paved; p. pr. & vb. n.
Paving.] [F. paver to pave, LL. pavare, from L. pavire to
beat, ram, or tread down; cf. Gr. ? to beat, strike.]
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.
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.
See Also: asphalt, causeway, coat, cobble, hard surface, mount, setting, surface, tar
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