Meaning of depave | Babel Free

Definitions

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.

transitive

Equivalents

Examples

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

“Hand out a bonus for building on wasted brownfields and depaving asphalt ones; penalize building on greenfields.”

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

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

“The city has a requirement to provide off-street parking.... UA Homes had real difficulty persuading City Hall to allow us to depave about six places for a garden.”

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

“Rewilding can be as complex as depaving a creek or as simple as planting a few seeds. All you need is a bit of time, curiosity, keen eyes and creativity.”

CEFR level