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(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 ...
Use unpave when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Unpave means (transitive) To remove the paving (especially in the form of paving stones, etc) from (a street); to cause to no longer be paved..
Common synonyms include depave.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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 ...
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