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   Pre·serve

   /prəˈzərv/

   

   verb

   • 1. maintain (something) in its original or existing state: "all records of the past were zealously preserved" Similar conserveprotectmaintaincare fortake care oflook aftersavesafeguardkeepOpposite damageneglect
   • ▪ retain (a condition or state of affairs): "a fight to preserve local democracy" Similar continueconservekeep upkeep alivekeep goingmaintaincontinue withupholdsustainprolongperpetuateOpposite discontinueabandon
   • ▪ maintain or keep alive (a memory or quality): "the film has preserved all the qualities of the novel"
   • ▪ keep safe from harm or injury: "a place for preserving endangered species" Similar guardprotectkeepdefendsafeguardsecuresheltershieldscreenwatch over
   • ▪ treat or refrigerate (food) to prevent its decomposition or fermentation. Similar conservebottletincanpotchillfreezefreeze-dryquick-freezedrydesiccatedehydratecuresmokekippersaltpicklemarinatesousecornjellycandyembalmmummifyOpposite consumeuse
   • ▪ prepare (fruit) for long-term storage by boiling it with sugar: "she canned the vegetables and preserved the fruit from the garden"
   • ▪ keep (game or an area where game is found) undisturbed to allow private hunting or shooting.

   noun

   • 1. a sweet food made with fruit preserved in sugar, such as jam or marmalade: "a jar of cherry preserve" Similar jamjellymarmaladeconserveconfectiondulceconfiture
   • 2. a sphere of activity regarded as being reserved for a particular person or group: "the civil service became the preserve of the educated middle class" Similar domainareafieldsphereorbitarenarealmprovincespecialityspecialismterritorydepartmentinformal:thingturfbailiwick
   • 3. a place where game is protected and kept for private hunting or shooting. North American Similar sanctuaryreservereservationgame reserve

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘keep safe from harm’): from Old French preserver, from late Latin praeservare, from prae- ‘before, in advance’ + servare ‘to keep’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. preservable adjective

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word preserve as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how to preserve food, nature, rights, and more.

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   What is a synonym for preserve?

   • 1. To keep from injury, peril, or harm; protect. See Synonyms at defend. 2. To keep in perfect or unaltered condition; maintain unchanged: fossils preserved in sediments; a film preserved in the archives. 3. To keep or maintain intact: tried to preserve family harmony. 4. To prepare (food) for storage or future use, as by canning or salting. 5.

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   What does preserve do?

   • Dedicated to lowering society’s impact on the environment, Preserve continues to innovate with the complex and evolving needs of today’s world. To make low-impact products accessible to the most people in the most places, we have expanded into plant-based compostables, as well as products for the food services industry.

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   What does it mean if a job or activity is a preserve?

   • If you say that a job or activity is the preserve of a particular person or group of people, you mean that they are the only ones who take part in it. Many areas of the film industry remain almost entirely male preserves. A nature preserve is an area of land or water where animals are protected from hunters.

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   What does 'preserve' mean?

   • To keep alive or in existence or make lasting is the primary meaning of 'preserve'. The word can also mean 'to keep safe from harm or injury', 'to protect or spare', 'to maintain', and 'to retain'. For example, 'Preserve our liberties as free citizens.' or 'Preserve historical monuments.' or 'Preserve one's composure.'.

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   Preserve definition: to keep alive or in existence; make lasting. See examples of PRESERVE used in a sentence.

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   When you preserve something, you maintain its condition, like trying to preserve your good health by exercising regularly and eating right. The verb preserve describes keeping something as it is now, without a decline in quality.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb preserve, which means to keep something in good condition, to prevent it from decaying or to keep somebody or something safe. See pictures, synonyms and collocations of preserve.

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   to keep from harm, damage, danger, evil, etc.; protect; save. 2. to keep from spoiling or rotting. 3. to prepare (food), as by canning, pickling, salting, etc., for future use. 4. to keep up; carry on; maintain. 5. to maintain and protect (game, fish, etc.) in an area, esp. for regulated hunting or fishing.

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    preserve. preserve something to keep a particular quality, feature, etc.; to make sure that something is kept He was anxious to preserve his reputation. Efforts to preserve the peace have failed. She managed to preserve her sense of humor under very trying circumstances.