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preserve
[ pri-zurv ]
verb (used with object)
- to keep alive or in existence; make lasting:
to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
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Antonyms:
- to keep safe from harm or injury; protect or spare.
Synonyms: , ,
- to keep up; maintain:
to preserve historical monuments.
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- to keep possession of; retain:
to preserve one's composure.
- to prepare (food or any perishable substance) so as to resist decomposition or fermentation.
- to prepare (fruit, vegetables, etc.) by cooking with sugar, pickling, canning, or the like.
- to maintain and reserve (game, fish, etc.) for continued survival or for private use, as in hunting or fishing.
verb (used without object)
- to preserve fruit, vegetables, etc.; make preserves.
- to maintain a preserve for game or fish, especially for sport.
noun
- something that preserves.
- that which is preserved.
- Usually preserves. fruit, vegetables, etc., prepared by cooking with sugar.
- a place set apart for protection and propagation of game or fish, especially for sport.
preserve
/ ˌprɛzəˈveɪʃən; prɪˈzɜːv /
verb
- to keep safe from danger or harm; protect
- to protect from decay or dissolution; maintain
to preserve old buildings
- to maintain possession of; keep up
to preserve a façade of indifference
- to prevent from decomposition or chemical change
- to prepare (food), as by freezing, drying, or salting, so that it will resist decomposition
- to make preserves of (fruit, etc)
- to rear and protect (game) in restricted places for hunting or fishing
- intr to maintain protection and favourable conditions for game in preserves
noun
- something that preserves or is preserved
- a special area or domain
archaeology is the preserve of specialists
- usually plural fruit, etc, prepared by cooking with sugar
- areas where game is reared for private hunting or fishing
Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
- ˈ, adverb
- ˌˈٲ, noun
- preservation, noun
- ˈ, adjective
Other yvlogs From
- ··· adjective
- ·····ٲ [pri-zur-v, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], noun
- ···پDz [prez-er-, vey, -sh, uh, n], noun
- ·· noun
- non···· adjective
- un···· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of preserve1
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Example Sentences
How about we preserve and protect the eye-catching murals that adorn L.A.’s walls and freeway abutments?
“And I think it’s worth preserving stuff like this and having it available for people to consult.”
“And it was, like, this butter board that had crab and preserved lemon and these seaweeds and all this stuff and then, like, this brown butter, as well, on top of the butter.”
Our history was not preserved beyond oral tradition and written memory.
The limestone walls of the crypts and atmosphere within them is believed to have helped preserve the remains.
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