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Definition of Preserve
1. Verb. Keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last. "Carry on the old traditions"
Specialized synonyms: Re-start, Restart, Resume, Hang In, Hang On, Hold On, Persevere, Persist, Perpetuate, Keep Up, Prolong, Sustain, Mummify
Related verbs: Continue, Go Forward, Proceed, Continue, Go Along, Go On, Keep, Proceed
Generic synonyms: Hold, Keep, Maintain
Antonyms: Discontinue
Derivative terms: Preservation, Upholder
2. Noun. A domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone. "Medicine is no longer a male preserve"
3. Verb. Keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction. "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"
Generic synonyms: Keep
Specialized synonyms: Embalm, Plastinate, Hold The Line
Derivative terms: Conservation, Conservation, Maintenance, Preservation, Preservative
4. Noun. A reservation where animals are protected.
5. Verb. To keep up and reserve for personal or special use. "Sam and Sue preserve the movie "; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"
Specialized synonyms: Enter, Put Down, Record, Conserve, Economise, Economize, Husband
Generic synonyms: Hold On, Keep
Derivative terms: Saver
6. Noun. Fruit preserved by cooking with sugar.
Generic synonyms: Confiture
Specialized synonyms: Apple Butter, Chowchow, Jam, Lemon Cheese, Lemon Curd, Jelly, Marmalade
Derivative terms: Conserve
7. Verb. Prevent (food) from rotting. "The chefs preserve the vegetables"; "Keep potatoes fresh"
Specialized synonyms: Freeze-dry, Conserve, Dehydrate, Desiccate, Pickle, Salt, Can, Put Up, Tin, Refrigerate, Cure, Corn
Generic synonyms: Cook, Fix, Make, Prepare, Ready
Related verbs: Keep, Stay Fresh
Derivative terms: Preservative, Preserver
8. Verb. Maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger. "May God keep you"
Generic synonyms: Protect
Related verbs: Keep
Derivative terms: Preservation, Preserver
9. Verb. Keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing. "Preserve the forest and the lakes"
Definition of Preserve
1. v. t. To keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or defend from evil, harm, danger, etc.; to protect.
2. v. i. To make preserves.
3. n. That which is preserved; fruit, etc., seasoned and kept by suitable preparation; esp., fruit cooked with sugar; -- commonly in the plural.
Definition of Preserve
1. Noun. a sweet spread made of any of a variety of berries ¹
2. Noun. a nature preserve ¹
3. Verb. To protect; to keep; to maintain the condition of. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Preserve
1. to keep free from harm or danger [v -SERVED, -SERVING, -SERVES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Preserve
Literary usage of Preserve
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Index of Economic Material in Documents of the States of the United States by Adelaide Rosalia Hasse (1907)
"Stmt. showing purchase of lands in Adirondack Park made during yr. by forest
preserve bd. pursuant to ch. 220, laws of 1897. (AR comptroller 1896/7 (pp. ..."
2. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come by John Bunyan (1879)
"preserve you a posterity in the earth. So this Mercy and match was concluded,
and in process of time they marry™ were married; but more of that hereafter. ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"preserve and protect, THINK ABOUT GAMMA COUNTING. THINK ABOUT SAFE, GENTLE SAMPLE
HANDLING. THINK ABOUT SHIELDING AGAINST BACKGROUND. ..."
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