repave

verb

re·​pave (ˌ)rē-ˈpāv 

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

Officials in San Jose said the city has maintained or repaved about 10% of its sprawling 4,469 miles of local streets each year over the past eight years. —Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025

West Chester spokesperson Brianna Wooten said the road between Muhlhauser Road and Civic Centre Road was damaged by the fire and will have to be repaved overnight. —Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2025

Once excavations are complete, the market square will eventually be repaved and reopened, officials said. —Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025

The project will repave distressed areas of State Route 6 at Eighth Avenue, Rosa Parks Boulevard and James Robertson Parkway from Broadway to the bridge over Ellington Parkway. —Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for repave

• agave
• behave
• concave
• conclave
• enclave
• engrave
• enslave
• forgave
• landgrave
• margrave
• shortwave
• aftershave