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Preserve Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Preserve? [n] fruit preserved by cooking with sugar [n] a reservation where animals are protected [n] a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone; "medicine is no longer a male preserve" [v] prevent from rotting, as of foods; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh" [v] to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer" [v] 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" [v] 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" [v] keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing; "preserve the forest and the lakes" [v] maintain in safety form injury, harm, or danger; "May God keep you" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Preserve: bear on \| carry on \| conserve \| conserves \| continue \| keep \| keep up \| maintain \| preserves \| save \| uphold Related Terms \| Find terms related to Preserve: See Also \| apple butter \| area \| arena \| can \| chowchow \| confiture \| conserve \| conserve \| corn \| cure \| dehydrate \| desiccate \| domain \| economise \| economize \| embalm \| enter \| field \| freeze-dry \| hang in \| hang on \| hold \| hold on \| hold on \| hold the line \| husband \| jam \| jelly \| keep \| keep up \| lemon cheese \| lemon curd \| maintain \| marmalade \| mummify \| orbit \| perpetuate \| persevere \| persist \| pickle \| prepare \| prolong \| protect \| put down \| put up \| record \| refrigerate \| reservation \| reserve \| restart \| resume \| salt \| shooting preserve \| sphere \| sustain \| tin Preserve In Webster's Dictionary \Preserve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preserved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Preserving}.] [F. pr['e]server, 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}. \Preserve"\, 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.

Preserve Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Preserve?

[n] fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
[n] a reservation where animals are protected
[n] a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone; "medicine is no longer a male preserve"
[v] prevent from rotting, as of foods; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"
[v] to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"
[v] 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"
[v] 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"
[v] keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing; "preserve the forest and the lakes"
[v] maintain in safety form injury, harm, or danger; "May God keep you"

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Preserve In Webster's Dictionary

\Pre*serve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preserved}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Preserving}.] [F. pr['e]server, 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.

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