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Quick definitions from WordNet (preserve)
▸ noun: a reservation where animals are protected
▸ noun: a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone ("Medicine is no longer a male preserve")
▸ noun: fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
▸ verb: prevent (food) from rotting ("Preserved meats")
▸ verb: keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing ("Preserve the forest and the lakes")
▸ verb: to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
▸ verb: keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction ("We preserve these archeological findings")
▸ verb: maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
▸ verb: keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last ("Preserve the peace in the family")
▸ Also see preserving
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▸ Idioms related to preserve (New!)
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▸ noun: a reservation where animals are protected
▸ noun: a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone ("Medicine is no longer a male preserve")
▸ noun: fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
▸ verb: prevent (food) from rotting ("Preserved meats")
▸ verb: keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing ("Preserve the forest and the lakes")
▸ verb: to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
▸ verb: keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction ("We preserve these archeological findings")
▸ verb: maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
▸ verb: keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last ("Preserve the peace in the family")
▸ Also see preserving
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to preserve
▸ Usage examples for preserve
▸ Idioms related to preserve (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing preserve
▸ Words that often appear near preserve
▸ Rhymes of preserve
▸ Invented words related to preserve