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/prəzˈərv/ /prɪzˈərv/ /prizˈərv/ Listen

verb

Preserve v. t. (past & past part. preserved; pres. part. preserving)

To keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or defend from evil, harm, danger, etc.; to protect. "O Lord, thou preserved man and beast." "Now, good angels preserve the king."

To save from decay by the use of some preservative substance, as sugar, salt, etc.; to season and prepare for remaining in a good state, as fruits, meat, etc.; as, to preserve peaches or grapes. "You can not preserve it from tainting."

To maintain throughout; to keep intact; as, to preserve appearances; to preserve silence.

To preserve game, to protect it from extermination.

Synonyms: To keep; save; secure; uphold; sustain; defend; spare; protect; guard; shield. See Keep.

Preserve v. i.

To make preserves.

To protect game for purposes of sport.

noun

Preserve n.

That which is preserved; fruit, etc., seasoned and kept by suitable preparation; esp., fruit cooked with sugar; commonly in the plural.

A place in which game, fish, etc., are preserved for purposes of sport, or for food.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Preserve" Quotes from Famous Books

... grimly said would be the case—Captain Moonlight had taken his place, and in the following year when he was let out of gaol it was expressly to slow down the agitation. More than one Prime Minister has had to echo those words of the Duke of Wellington of seventy years ago—"If we don't preserve peace in Ireland we shall not be a Government," and the periodic recrudescence of lawlessness which the island has seen has, it is freely admitted, forced the hands of Governments which were inflexible in the face of ...

— Ireland and the Home Rule Movement • Michael F. J. McDonnell

... hearty praise and thanksgiving for our Founders and Benefactors, by whose Charitable Benevolence thou hast refreshed our Bodies at this time. So season and refresh our Souls with thy Heavenly Spirit, that we may live to thy Honour and Glory. Protect thy Church, the King, and all the Royal Family. And preserve us in peace and truth through ...

— The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb, Volume 2 • Charles Lamb

... should be the man whose hands shall be privileged to furl it again in Peace,—he, who sits worthily in the chair that once held Washington; he, so honest and pure in his great function, so wise and prudent, so faithful and firm;—God bless and preserve Abraham Lincoln, ...

— The American Union Speaker • John D. Philbrick

... absolutely essential for the proper physical and intellectual development of human beings. Thoreau thought it necessary for people who wished to preserve their health and spirits to spend four hours a day in the open air, sauntering through the woods and over the hills and fields, free from all worldly engagements. No doubt he spoke from his own personal standpoint, and many persons do not require so much exercise in the open air as ...

— The Road and the Roadside • Burton Willis Potter

... father conducts a failing business, to seek his fortune in South America by endeavouring to discover some of that treasure which legends declare was ages ago hidden by the Peruvian rulers and the priests of that mysterious country, to preserve it from the Spanish invaders. The hero of the story is accompanied by a faithful companion, who, in the capacity both of comrade and henchman, does true service, and shows the dogged courage of the British lad during the strange adventures which befall them. ...

— Captain Bayley's Heir: - A Tale of the Gold Fields of California • G. A. Henty

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