» preserve

Words people most associate with “preserve”:

  1. save,
  2. jam,
  3. keep,
  4. you,
  5. fruit

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Noun (3 meanings)

1. a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone.

preserve

Example:
  • “medicine is no longer a male preserve”
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  • to save, preserve (verb) - to keep up and reserve for personal or special use

2. a reservation where animals are protected.

preserve

preserve is a type of:
types of preserve:
  • shooting preserve (noun) - a preserve on which hunting is permitted during certain months of the year
preserve is derivationally related to:
  • to keep, preserve (verb) - maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger

3. fruit preserved by cooking with sugar.

conserve, preserve, conserves, preserves

preserve is a type of:
  • confiture (noun) - preserved or candied fruit
types of preserve:
  • apple butter (noun) - thick dark spicy puree of apples
  • chowchow (noun) - a Chinese preserve of mixed fruits and ginger
  • jam (noun) - preserve of crushed fruit
  • jelly (noun) - a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit
  • lemon curd, lemon cheese (noun) - a conserve with a thick consistency
  • marmalade (noun) - a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits
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Verb (6 meanings)

1. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last.

to continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve

Examples:
  • “preserve the peace in the family”,
  • “continue the family tradition”,
  • “Carry on the old traditions”
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2. keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction.

to conserve, preserve, maintain, keep up

Examples:
  • “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”
to preserve is a way to:
  • to keep (verb) - look after
ways to preserve:
  • to embalm (verb) - preserve a dead body
  • to hold the line (verb) - hold the line on prices
  • to plastinate (verb) - preserve (tissue) with plastics, as for teaching and research purposes
to preserve is derivationally related to:
  • care, maintenance, upkeep (noun) - activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
  • conservation (noun) - the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources
  • conservation, preservation (noun) - an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change
  • preservation, saving (noun) - the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
  • preservative (adjective) - tending or having the power to preserve

3. to keep up and reserve for personal or special use.

to save, preserve

Example:
  • “She saved the old family photographs in a drawer”
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to preserve is derivationally related to:
  • preserve (noun) - a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone
  • saver (noun) - someone who saves (especially money)

4. prevent (food) from rotting.

to preserve, keep

Examples:
  • “preserved meats”,
  • “keep potatoes fresh”
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ways to preserve:
  • to can, tin, put up (verb) - preserve in a can or tin
  • to conserve (verb) - preserve with sugar
  • to corn (verb) - preserve with salt
  • to cure (verb) - prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve
  • to dehydrate, desiccate (verb) - preserve by removing all water and liquids from
  • to freeze-dry (verb) - preserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum
  • to pickle (verb) - preserve in a pickling liquid
  • to refrigerate (verb) - preserve by chilling
  • to salt (verb) - preserve with salt
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5. maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger.

to keep, preserve

Example:
  • “May God keep you”
to preserve is a way to:
  • to protect (verb) - shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
to preserve is derivationally related to:
  • preservation, saving (noun) - the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
  • preserve (noun) - a reservation where animals are protected
  • preserver (noun) - someone who keeps safe from harm or danger
Verb group:
  • to keep (verb) - look after

6. keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing.

to preserve

Example:
  • “preserve the forest and the lakes”
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