PRESERVE

conserve, preserve, conserves, preserves

(noun) fruit preserved by cooking with sugar

preserve

(noun) a reservation where animals are protected

preserve

(noun) a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone; “medicine is no longer a male preserve”

preserve, keep

(verb) prevent (food) from rotting; “preserved meats”; “keep potatoes fresh”

save, preserve

(verb) to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; “She saved the old family photographs in a drawer”

conserve, preserve, maintain, keep up

(verb) keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; “We preserve these archeological findings”; “The old lady could not keep up the building”; “children must be taught to conserve our national heritage”; “The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts”

continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve

(verb) keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; “preserve the peace in the family”; “continue the family tradition”; “Carry on the old traditions”

preserve

(verb) keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing; “preserve the forest and the lakes”

keep, preserve

(verb) maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; “May God keep you”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

preserve (countable and uncountable, plural preserves)

A sweet spread made of any of a variety of fruits.

A reservation, a nature preserve.

An activity with restricted access.

Usage notes

More often used in the plural, as strawberry preserves, but the form without the -s can also be used as the plural form, or to refer to a single type.

Synonyms

• jam

• jelly

• marmalade

Verb

preserve (third-person singular simple present preserves, present participle preserving, simple past and past participle preserved)

To protect; to keep from harm or injury.

To save from decay by the use of some preservative substance, such as sugar or salt; to season and prepare (fruits, meat, etc.) for storage.

To maintain throughout; to keep intact.

Anagrams

• persever, perverse

Source: Wiktionary

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Pre*serve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Preserved; p. pr. & vb. n. Preserving.] Etym: [F. préserver, from L. prae before + servare to save, preserve; cf. L. praeservare to observe beforehand. See Serve.]

1. To keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or defend from evil, harm, danger, etc.; to protect. O Lord, thou preserved man and beast. Ps. xxxvi. 6. Now, good angels preserve the king. Shak.

2. To save from decay by the use of some preservative substance, as sugar, salt, etc.; to season and prepare for remaining in a good state, as fruits, meat, etc.; as, to preserve peaches or grapes. You can not preserve it from tainting. Shak.

3. To maintain throughout; to keep intact; as, to preserve appearances; to preserve silence. To preserve game, to protect it from extermination.

Syn.

– To keep; save; secure; uphold; sustain; defend; spare; protect; guard; shield. See Keep.

Pre*serve", v. i.

1. To make preserves. Shak.

2. To protect game for purposes of sport.

Pre*serve", n.

1. That which is preserved; fruit, etc., seasoned and kept by suitable preparation; esp., fruit cooked with sugar; -- commonly in the plural.

2. A place in which game, fish, etc., are preserved for purposes of sport, or for food.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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