1. (noun)preserve a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone "medicine is no longer a male preserve"
2. (noun)preserve a reservation where animals are protected
3. (verb)conserve, preserve, conserves, preserves fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
4. (verb)continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"
5. (verb)conserve, preserve, maintain, keep up keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"
6. (verb)save, preserve to keep up and reserve for personal or special use "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"
8. (verb)keep, preserve maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger "May God keep you"
9. (verb)preserve keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing "preserve the forest and the lakes"
Definitions of 'Preserve'
Webster 1913 Dictionary
1. (noun)Preserve that which is preserved; fruit, etc., seasoned and kept by suitable preparation; esp., fruit cooked with sugar; -- commonly in the plural
2. (noun)Preserve a place in which game, fish, etc., are preserved for purposes of sport, or for food
3. (verb)Preserve to keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or defend from evil, harm, danger, etc.; to protect
4. (verb)Preserve 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
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