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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Preserve \Pre*serve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Preserved; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Preserving.] [F. pr['e]server, from L. prae before +
     servare to save, preserve; cf. L. praeservare to observe
     beforehand. See Serve.]
     1. To keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or
        defend from evil, harm, danger, etc.; to protect.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              O Lord, thou preserved man and beast. --Ps. xxxvi.
                                                    6.
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              Now, good angels preserve the king.   --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              You can not preserve it from tainting. --Shak.
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     3. To maintain throughout; to keep intact; as, to preserve
        appearances; to preserve silence.
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     To preserve game, to protect it from extermination.
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     Syn: To keep; save; secure; uphold; sustain; defend; spare;
          protect; guard; shield. See Keep.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Preserve \Pre*serve"\, v. i.
     1. To make preserves. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To protect game for purposes of sport.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Preserve \Pre*serve"\, n.
     1. That which is preserved; fruit, etc., seasoned and kept by
        suitable preparation; esp., fruit cooked with sugar; --
        commonly in the plural.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A place in which game, fish, etc., are preserved for
        purposes of sport, or for food.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Preserve \Pre*serve"\, v. i.
     1. To make preserves. --Shak.
  
     2. To protect game for purposes of sport.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Preserve \Pre*serve"\, n.
     1. That which is preserved; fruit, etc., seasoned and kept by
        suitable preparation; esp., fruit cooked with sugar; --
        commonly in the plural.
  
     2. A place in which game, fish, etc., are preserved for
        purposes of sport, or for food.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Preserve \Pre*serve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Preserved; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Preserving.] [F. pr['e]server, from L. prae before +
     servare to save, preserve; cf. L. praeservare to observe
     beforehand. See Serve.]
     1. 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. --Ps. xxxvi.
                                                    6.
  
              Now, good angels preserve the king.   --Shak.
  
     2. 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. --Shak.
  
     3. To maintain throughout; to keep intact; as, to preserve
        appearances; to preserve silence.
  
     To preserve game, to protect it from extermination.
  
     Syn: To keep; save; secure; uphold; sustain; defend; spare;
          protect; guard; shield. See Keep.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  preserve
       n 1: a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone;
            "medicine is no longer a male preserve"
       2: a reservation where animals are protected
       3: fruit preserved by cooking with sugar [syn: conserve, conserves,
           preserves]
       v 1: 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" [syn: continue,
             uphold, carry on, bear on] [ant: discontinue]
       2: 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" [syn: conserve,
           maintain, keep up]
       3: to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She
          saved the old family photographs in a drawer" [syn: save]
       4: prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep
          potatoes fresh" [syn: keep]
       5: maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; "May God
          keep you" [syn: keep]
       6: keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting,
          shooting, or fishing; "preserve the forest and the lakes"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  preserve
     Αγγλικά vb.
     διατηρώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  preserve
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: preservar)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: preservar)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  preserve
     n.
     1 A sweet spread made of any of a variety of fruits.
     2 A reservation, a nature preserve.
     vb.
     1 To protect; to keep from harm or injury.
     2 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.
     3 To maintain throughout; to keep intact.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  preserve
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: preservar)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: preservar)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  preserve
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: preservar)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: preservar)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  preserve
     Espanja vb.
     (es-v-taivm 1 preserv e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  preserve
     Engelska n.
     1 sylt, marmelad, konserverad frukt
     2 reservat
     Engelska vb.
     1 bevara, bibehålla, upprätthålla, behålla
     2 konservera, lägga in, sylta
     3 vårda, skydda, freda, fridlysa

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  preserve /pɹɪzˈɜːv/
  1. behoed
  2. inmaak
  3. behou, bêre, bewaar

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Preserve /pɹɪzˈɜːv/
  المربى

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  preserve //pɹəˈzɜːv// //pɹəˈzɝv// 
  1. резерват
  nature preserve
  2. сладко
  sweet spread

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  preserve //pɹəˈzɜːv// //pɹəˈzɝv// 
  1. пазя, спазвам
  to keep; to maintain the condition of
  2. консервирам
  to prepare food for storage
  3. охранявам, предпазвам
  to protect