PRESERVE meaning: Maintain something in its original state

We found 42 dictionaries that define the word preserve:

General (27 matching dictionaries)

preserve: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
preserve: Merriam-Webster
preserve: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
preserve: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
preserve: Collins English Dictionary
preserve: Vocabulary.com
Preserve, preserve: Wordnik
preserve: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
preserve: Wiktionary
preserve: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
preserve: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
preserve: Infoplease Dictionary
preserve: Dictionary.com
preserve (v.): Online Etymology Dictionary
preserve: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
Preserve (company), Preserve: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Preserve: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
preserve: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
preserve: Rhymezone
preserve: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
preserve: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
preserve: FreeDictionary.org
preserve: Mnemonic Dictionary
preserve: TheFreeDictionary.com
preserve: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations

Art (1 matching dictionary)

Epicurus.com Spanish Glossary (No longer online)

Business (4 matching dictionaries)

preserve: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
Travel Industry Dictionary (No longer online)
Glossary of Legal Terms (No longer online)
Preserve (disambiguation), preserve: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)

Preserve (disambiguation), preserve: Encyclopedia

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)

preserve: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
online medical dictionary (No longer online)
preserve: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (3 matching dictionaries)

Encyclopedia of Graphic Symbols (No longer online)
PRESERVE: Acronym Finder
preserve: Idioms

Science (2 matching dictionaries)

preserve: Evolution Glossary
preserve: PlanetMath Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)

preserve: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See preservability as well.)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (

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▸ noun:  A sweet spread made of any of a variety of fruits.
▸ noun:  A reservation, a nature preserve.
▸ noun:  An activity with restricted access.
▸ verb:  To protect; to keep from harm or injury.
▸ verb:  To save from decay by the use of some preservative substance, such as sugar or salt; to season and prepare (fruits, meat, etc.) for storage.
▸ verb:  To maintain throughout; to keep intact.

Similar:

bear on, conserve, uphold, carry on, keep up, keep, maintain, continue, save, safeguard, more...

Opposite:

discard, destroy, neglect, waste, abandon

Types:

jam, jelly, marmalade, conserve, curd, chutney, relish, compote, more...

Phrases:

forest preserve, nature preserve, game preserve, wildlife preserve, shooting preserve, more...

Adjectives:

exclusive, private, special, sole, acre, male, own, close, natural, national, masculine

Colors:

olive, forest green, sage, fern, emerald, more...