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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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- to keep safe from harm or injury; protect or spare.
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- 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 51Թ Forms
- ··· adjective
- ·····ٲ [pri-zur-v, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], noun
- ···پDz [prez-er-, vey, -sh, uh, n], noun
- ·· noun
- non···· adjective
- un···· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of preserve1
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Example Sentences
If that’s the case, the money should be moved to investments that preserve principal so the cash will be there when you need it.
The agenda for the meeting was set: Hitler would assure this group of Germany's richest men that their fortunes would be preserved, or more likely multiplied, under Nazi rule.
"The post-election protest process preserves the fundamental right to vote in free elections 'on equal terms,'" the judges wrote in the opinion, citing legal precedent.
A petition in the Senedd, calling on the Welsh government to help preserve the canal, has obtained more than 10,000 signatures.
Such moves, Ebrard said, had helped preserve more than 10 million jobs in agriculture, manufacturing, textile production and other sectors.
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