preserve
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Definitions
Noun
a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone; "medicine is no longer a male preserve"
Noun
a reservation where animals are protected
Noun
fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
Verb
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"
Verb
keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"
Verb
to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"
Verb
prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"
Verb
maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; "May God keep you"
Verb
keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing; "preserve the forest and the lakes"
Synonyms
More General Terms
area
arena
confiture
cook
domain
field
fix
hold
hold on
keep
maintain
make
orbit
prepare
protect
ready
reservation
reserve
sphere
More Specific Terms
apple butter
can
chowchow
conserve
corn
cure
dehydrate
desiccate
economise
economize
embalm
enter
freeze-dry
hang in
hang on
hold on
hold the line
husband
jam
jelly
keep up
lemon cheese
lemon curd
marmalade
mummify
perpetuate
persevere
persist
pickle
plastinate
prolong
put down
put up
record
refrigerate
restart
re-start
resume
salt
shooting preserve
sustain
tin