/payv/ , v.t., paved, paving .
1. to cover or lay (a road, walk, etc.) with concrete, stones, bricks, tiles, wood, or the like, so as to make a firm, level surface.
2. pave the way to or for , to prepare for and facilitate the entrance of; lead up to: His analysis of the college market paved the way for their entry into textbook publishing.
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3. Southern Louisiana. a paved road.
[ 1275-1325; ME paven paver pavare, for L pavire to beat, ram, tread down ]