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unpaves

unpaves is the third-person singular simple present indicative of unpave.

Meaning of unpave

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To 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

Questions about unpaves

What is unpaves the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Unpaves is the third-person singular simple present indicative of unpave.

Words near unpaves in the dictionary

  1. unpauses
  2. unpausing
  3. unpausingly
  4. unpave
  5. unpaved
  6. unpaves
  7. unpavilioned
  8. unpaving
  9. unpawed
  10. unpawn
  11. unpawnable

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