preserve
Plural: preserves
Noun
- a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone
- "medicine is no longer a male preserve"
- a reservation where animals are protected
- fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
- A sweet spread made of any of a variety of fruits.
- A reservation, a nature preserve.
- An activity with restricted access.
Verb
Verb Forms: preserved, preserving, preserves
- To keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, or loss.
- keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
- "preserve the peace in the family"
- keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
- "We preserve these archeological findings"
- to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
- prevent (food) from rotting
- "preserved meats"
- maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
- keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing
- "preserve the forest and the lakes"
- To protect; to keep from harm or injury.
- 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.
- To maintain throughout; to keep intact.
Examples
- Every people has the right to preserve its identity and culture.
- He hoped to preserve his winning streak in Words With Friends by playing strategically.
- to preserve appearances; to preserve silence
- to preserve peaches or grapes
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English preserven, from Old French preserver, from Medieval Latin prēservāre (“keep, preserve”), from Late Latin praeservāre (“guard beforehand”), from prae (“before”, adverb) + servāre (“maintain, keep”).
Synonyms
bear on, carry on, conserve, conserves, continue, keep, keep up, maintain, preserves, save, uphold, jam, jelly, marmalade
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 13
preserve: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpreserve: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
preserve: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary