repave

verb

re·​pave (ˌ)rē-ˈpāv How to pronounce repave (audio)
variants or less commonly re-pave
repaved also re-paved; repaving also re-paving

transitive + intransitive

: to pave (something) again
repaved the road
This project will include … fixing curbs and sidewalks, and re-paving with asphalt.Rick Rector

Examples of repave in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Rebuilding — not just repaving — a residential street can take two or three years from proposal to design to engineering to road work. Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Mar. 2024 While repaving Baltimore Street, the well was exposed. Mary Ann Ashcraft, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2024 Construction workers were spotted downtown on Monday working to repave the roads before the NBA All-Star weekend. Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Feb. 2024 In a financial impact statement provided to voters, Szabo said that projects required under Measure HLA could reduce the number of streets that are repaved each year. David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024 The new touch to Victory Lane is among several changes to Kansas Speedway that includes the most extensive updates since lights were installed for night racing in 2011 and the track was repaved in 2012. Randy Covitz, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024 Last summer, the town repaved a section of the Linear Trail and installed new equipment. Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2024 Roads need to be repaved or widened across Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2024 The District repaved the road two years ago but incorporated no safety improvements, residents said. Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of repave was in 1611

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“Repave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repave. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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