Depave

Quick meaning: Depave is a verb meaning (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.

Meaning

(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.

Example Sentences

Then the town depaved part of a city street and closed another to cars.

Environmental programs: Depaving; auto free city centers; closure of roads.

This afternoon, we started depaving the driveway to make room for another garden bed.

They depaved their driveway to grow food, and they are proud to own no car, TV or refrigerator

Word Forms

• depaves
• depaving
• depaved

Synonyms for depave

Depending on context, synonyms include unpave.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unpave, deasphalt, undemolish, unpay, demap, unpark.

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