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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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Antonyms:
- 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
/ 藢pr蓻z蓹藞ve瑟蕛蓹n; pr瑟藞z蓽藧v /
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 fa莽ade 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
- 辫谤别藞蝉别谤惫别谤, noun
- 辫谤别藞蝉别谤惫补产濒测, adverb
- 辫谤别藢蝉别谤惫补藞产颈濒颈迟测, noun
- preservation, noun
- 辫谤别藞蝉别谤惫补产濒别, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 辫谤别路蝉别谤惫路补路产濒别 adjective
- 辫谤别路蝉别谤惫路补路产颈濒路颈路迟测 [pri-zur-v, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], noun
- 辫谤别蝉路别谤路惫补路迟颈辞苍 [prez-er-, vey, -sh, uh, n], noun
- 辫谤别路蝉别谤惫路别谤 noun
- non路辫谤别路蝉别谤惫路补路产濒别 adjective
- un路辫谤别路蝉别谤惫路补路产濒别 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of preserve1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
He says his mission is not just to save a tree but to preserve a way of life.
Europe and other world powers demanding guarantees that minorities鈥 rights would be preserved before far-reaching sanctions on the country can be lifted.
"The outage only lasted a day and now we have so much food, but most of it isn't going to go bad, as it is easily preserved."
鈥淲hat we have is what鈥檚 there, and preserving the lineage is important.鈥
Congressional Republicans want to preserve tax cuts for the rich by cutting Medicaid, Medicare, Obamacare, green energy and much more.
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