"pave the cowpath" meaning in All languages combined

See pave the cowpath on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: paves the cowpath [present, singular, third-person], paving the cowpath [participle, present], paved the cowpath [participle, past], paved the cowpath [past]
Etymology: Reflecting the theme that some paved roads of the 20th and 21st centuries were developed over existing rights of way such as earlier cowpaths and footpaths; see also Wikipedia at desire path. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pave the cowpath (third-person singular simple present paves the cowpath, present participle paving the cowpath, simple past and past participle paved the cowpath)
  1. (figurative) To formalize an existing de-facto practice. Tags: figuratively Related terms: desire path
    Sense id: en-pave_the_cowpath-en-verb-gGu9amMy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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