preserve

[ pri-zurv ]

/ prɪˈzɜrv /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR preserve ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used with object), pre·served, pre·serv·ing.

to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.

to keep safe from harm or injury; protect or spare.

to keep up; maintain: to preserve historical monuments.

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), pre·served, pre·serv·ing.

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.

Origin of preserve

1325–75; Middle English preserven < Medieval Latin praeservāre to guard (Late Latin: to observe), equivalent to Latin prae- pre- + servāre to watch over, keep, preserve, observe

SYNONYMS FOR preserve

1 conserve.

2 safeguard, shelter, shield.

3 continue, uphold, sustain.

SEE SYNONYMS FOR preserve ON THESAURUS.COM

ANTONYMS FOR preserve

1 destroy.

SEE ANTONYMS FOR preserve ON THESAURUS.COM

synonym study for preserve

2. See defend.

OTHER WORDS FROM preserve

pre·serv·a·ble, adjective pre·serv·a·bil·i·ty, noun pres·er·va·tion

[prez-er-vey-shuhn] /ˌprɛz ərˈveɪ ʃən/, noun pre·serv·er, noun

non·pre·serv·a·ble, adjective non·pres·er·va·tion, noun sem·i·pre·served, adjective un·pre·serv·a·ble, adjective un·pre·served, adjective

Words nearby preserve

presently, presentment, presents, preservationist, preservative, preserve, preset, preset board, preshave, preshrink, preshrunk

Example sentences from the Web for preservation

Without the community, the ultimate destiny of any preservation project, no matter how ambitious, will be short-lived.

For Rent: Priceless Historic Sites |Elinor Betesh |November 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
As Yablon pointed out at the opening, some time capsules do not invite the public to submit their own artifacts for preservation.

New York’s Century-Old Time Capsule Is a Dud |Justin Jones |October 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
By stimulating regions of the brain, the preservation of muscle activity and sensation can be confirmed.

DARPA’s $40 Million Plan to Save Soldiers’ Brains |Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Michael Zhang |July 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But now, thanks in part to grants and preservation efforts, the bakery is thriving.

New Orleans Celebrates Its Favorite Sandwich at the Oak Street Po-Boy Festival |Tyler Gillespie |November 26, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

The preservation of potential for life on earth is a threat.

Harrison Ford Discusses ‘Ender’s Game,’ Drone Warfare, Vietnam, and Playing A Badass President |Marlow Stern |October 28, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
He could not escape nature's inexorable law regarding the preservation of the species.

The German Lieutenant and Other Stories |August Strindberg
There is hardly an essayist of the present day in this country whose work seems better deserving of preservation.

Through the Outlooking Glass |Simeon Strunsky
It was in a tolerable state of preservation, though rather rusty.

Round Cape Horn |Joseph Lamson
On opening it he found the heads of the suspected burglars packed in tinfoil and in a good state of preservation.

Remarks |Bill Nye
Its characteristics are so markedly different, however, that the function of preservation is certainly the main one.

The Fundamentals of Bacteriology |Charles Bradfield Morrey

British Dictionary definitions for preservation

preserve

/ (prɪˈzɜːv) /

verb (mainly tr)

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 of preserve

preservable, adjective preservability, noun preservably, adverb preservation (ˌprɛzəˈveɪʃən), noun

preserver, noun

Word Origin for preserve

C14: via Old French, from Late Latin praeservāre literally: to keep safe in advance, from Latin prae- before + servāre to keep safe

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

preserve

verb (used with object), pre·served, pre·serv·ing.

verb (used without object), pre·served, pre·serv·ing.

noun

Origin of preserve

SYNONYMS FOR preserve

ANTONYMS FOR preserve

synonym study for preserve

OTHER WORDS FROM preserve

Words nearby preserve

Example sentences from the Web for preservation

British Dictionary definitions for preservation

verb (mainly tr)

noun

Derived forms of preserve

Word Origin for preserve

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

preserve

verb (used with object), pre·served, pre·serv·ing.

verb (used without object), pre·served, pre·serv·ing.

noun

Origin of preserve

SYNONYMS FOR preserve

ANTONYMS FOR preserve

synonym study for preserve

OTHER WORDS FROM preserve

Words nearby preserve

Words related to preservation

Example sentences from the Web for preservation

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []) .push({}); British Dictionary definitions for preservation

verb (mainly tr)

noun

Derived forms of preserve

Word Origin for preserve

British Dictionary definitions for preservation