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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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   The meaning of PRESERVE is to keep safe from injury, harm, or destruction : protect. How to use preserve in a sentence.

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   PRESERVE definition: 1. to keep something as it is, especially in order to prevent it from decaying or being damaged or…. Learn more.

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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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   to preserve a façade of indifference. 4. to prevent from decomposition or chemical change. 5. to prepare (food), as by freezing, drying, or salting, so that it will resist decomposition. 6. to make preserves of (fruit, etc) 7. to rear and protect (game) in restricted places for hunting or fishing.

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   Definition of preserve verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   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.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPRESERVE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   PRESERVE definition: 1. to keep something the same or prevent it from being damaged or destroyed: 2. to add substances…. Learn more.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpreserve noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    preserve. noun. /prɪˈzɜːv/ /prɪˈzɜːrv/ [singular] preserve (of somebody) an activity, a job, an interest, etc. that is thought to be suitable for one particular person or group of people. Football is no longer the preserve of men. I began my career in the days when nursing was a female preserve.

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    preserve meaning, definition, what is preserve: to save something or someone from being ...: Learn more.