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preserve

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verb

pre·​serve pri-ˈzərv How to pronounce preserve (audio)
preserved; preserving

transitive verb

1
: to keep safe from injury, harm, or destruction : protect
2
a
: to keep alive, intact, or free from decay
b
: maintain
3
a
: to keep or save from decomposition
b
: to can, pickle, or similarly prepare for future use
4
: to keep up and reserve for personal or special use

intransitive verb

1
: to make preserves
2
: to raise and protect game for purposes of sport
3
: to be able to be preserved (as by canning)
preservability
pri-ˌzər-və-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce preserve (audio)
noun
preservable
pri-ˈzər-və-bəl How to pronounce preserve (audio)
adjective
preserver
pri-ˈzər-vər How to pronounce preserve (audio)
noun

preserve

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noun

1
: fruit canned or made into jams or jellies or cooked whole or in large pieces in a syrup so as to keep its shape
—often used in plural
2
: an area restricted for the protection and preservation of natural resources (such as animals or plants)
a game preserve for regulated hunting or fishing
nature preserves
3
: something regarded as reserved for certain persons

Synonyms

Verb

Example Sentences

Verb The fossil was well preserved. These laws are intended to help preserve our natural resources. They are fighting to preserve their rights as citizens. The peaches are preserved in syrup. Salt can be used to preserve meat. Noun a jar of strawberry preserve Game preserves allow only carefully controlled hunting and fishing. The military was once an all-male preserve. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
On Thursday, the billionaire founder of Lululemon Athletica, Chip Wilson, announced plans to make his biggest-ever philanthropic gift to preserve land in Canada’s rugged British Columbia. Colin Lodewick, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2022 Westminster goalie Andra Hull was getting a bit of help as the Owls worked to preserve a one-goal lead in the second half Wednesday against visiting Bel Air. Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2022 Their safe haven in London helped to preserve the very existence of my country in those dark times. Emily Burack, Town & Country, 14 Sep. 2022 However, researchers have known little about Neanderthal brain development because soft tissue doesn’t preserve well in the fossil record. Katie Hunt, CNN, 13 Sep. 2022 Even though the foreign security guarantee is in place precisely to preserve national self-determination in Europe, the dependence itself may be construed as a symptom of foreign dominance. William Nattrass, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 Davey-Jay then made a warning-track catch on a deep fly ball off the bat of Wang Yuan-Fu to preserve the Curacao lead in the sixth and was mobbed by his fellow outfielders. Jake Starr, ajc, 27 Aug. 2022 The corporation got the leases to preserve drilling rights in case oil companies did not come forward. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2022 And Norwich, which is home to roughly 40,000 people, set aside $889,000 for rental and mortgage assistance and another $1.2 million to help create and preserve affordable housing in the city. Hartford Courant, 22 Aug. 2022
Noun
He's since been on a freeway, to a nature preserve, a number of parks and to visit friends. David Begnaud, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2022 San Diego added 25 acres to the wildlife preserve at Mission Trails Regional Park through a land purchase that helps fulfill the county’s conservation plan. Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2022 Flash floods also hit the Mojave National Preserve and major roadways leading to the preserve are closed due to damage from the water, according to CalTrans. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2022 Wrangling about details of the depopulation, including whether some bucks could be sold and transferred to a CWD-positive shooting preserve, the source of indemnity and method used to kill the animals, has delayed the process until this summer. Paul A. Smith, USA TODAY, 26 July 2022 Wrangling about details of the depopulation, including whether some bucks could be sold and transferred to a CWD-positive shooting preserve, the source of indemnity and method used to kill the animals, has delayed the process until this summer. Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 23 July 2022 With only 76 single-family homes, Rock Creek Woods seems like a secluded nature preserve. Diane Bernard, Washington Post, 20 July 2022 One million residents and visitors come to the preserve each year. Roxanne De La Rosa, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2022 Antle allegedly planned to conceal the excess cash by inflating the number of tourists to his wildlife preserve and had previously used the laundered money to buy animals under the table. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 28 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, from Medieval Latin praeservare, from Late Latin, to observe beforehand, from Latin prae- + servare to keep, guard, observe — more at conserve

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

1698, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of preserve was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing preserve

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