unpave

U1N1P3A1V4E1

verb

To remove the paving (especially in the form of paving stones, etc) from (a street); to cause to no longer be paved.

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depave
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Meanings

verbunpave (third-person singular simple present unpaves, present participle unpaving, simple past and past participle unpaved)

present singular third person unpaves · participle present unpaving · participle past unpaved · past unpaved

  1. transitiveTo remove the paving (especially in the form of paving stones, etc) from (a street); to cause to no longer be paved.

    Women were occupied with their children in unpaving the streets, and carrying the great stones into the houses in order to shower down upon and crush the military. Enthusiasm was at its highest pitch. The military were routed and dispersed ...

    1830, William Hone, Full Annals of the Revolution in France, 1830, page 55

    Synonyms: depave

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo remove the paving (especially in the form of paving stones, etc) from (a street); to cause to no longer be paved.

Similar
depave
Also see
depave

Origin

From un- + pave.

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Translations

French dépaver
  • dépaverto remove the paving stones from (a street) — see also depave
German entpflastern
  • entpflasternto remove the paving stones from (a street) — see also depave
Cite this entry
APA

unpave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpave

MLA

“unpave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpave. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unpave,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpave.

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