pave the way for
US /peɪv ðə weɪ fɔːr/
UK /peɪv ðə weɪ fɔːr/
1.
to create the conditions for something to happen or to make it easier for something to happen
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The invention of the printing press paved the way for the spread of knowledge.
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Her early research paved the way for significant medical breakthroughs.