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depaved

depaved is the simple past and past participle of depave.

Meaning of depave

Verb

depave (third-person singular simple present depaves, present participle depaving, simple past and past participle depaved)

  1. (transitive) To undo the act of paving; to remove pavement (especially if it is in the form of asphalt, concrete or the like) so as to restore the land to a more natural state.
    • Environmental programs: Depaving; auto free city centers; closure of roads...1995 September, Susan Cohn, Green at Work, Island Press, page 223
    Synonyms:
    unpave

Questions about depaved

What is depaved the simple past and past participle of?
Depaved is the simple past and past participle of depave.

Words near depaved in the dictionary

  1. depauperized
  2. depauperizes
  3. depauperizing
  4. depaurate
  5. depave
  6. depaved
  7. depaves
  8. depaving
  9. Depaz
  10. Depazes
  11. DEPDev

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