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   preserve

   /prɪˈzəːv/

   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
   • ▪ keep (game or an area where game is found) undisturbed to allow private hunting or shooting.
   • 2. treat (food) to prevent its decomposition: "freezing and canning can be reliable methods of preserving foods" 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"

   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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   When you preserve something, you maintain its condition, like trying to preserve your good health by exercising regularly and eating right.

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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?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! 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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   What is the root word of preserve?

   • [Middle English preserven, from Old French preserver, from Medieval Latin praeservāre, from Late Latin, to observe beforehand : Latin prae-, pre- + Latin servāre, to guard, preserve; see ser- in Indo-European roots.]

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   What is a nature preserve?

   • A nature preserve is an area of land or water where animals are protected from hunters. ...Pantanal, one of the world's great wildlife preserves. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers It seems that your browser is blocking this video content.

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   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 humour under very trying circumstances. He was insistent on preserving the integrity of the brand.

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   3 preserve something to prevent something, especially food, from decaying by treating it in a particular way olives preserved in brine Wax polish preserves wood and leather.; 4 preserve somebody/something (from something) to keep someone or something alive, or safe from harm or danger synonym save The society was set up to preserve endangered species from extinction. compare conserve

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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.