\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.