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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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To maintain throughout; to keep intact; as, to preserve
        appearances; to preserve silence.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To preserve game, to protect it from extermination.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To keep; save; secure; uphold; sustain; defend; spare;
          protect; guard; shield. See Keep.
          [1913 Webster]

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 ]

  preserved
       adj 1: prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future
              use [ant: fresh]
       2: kept intact or in a particular condition [ant: destroyed]

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

  preserved
     vb.
     (infl of en preserve  ed-form)

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

  preserved
     vb.
     (infl of en preserve  ed-form)

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

  preserved
     vb.
     (infl of en preserve  ed-form)

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

  preserved
     vb.
     (infl of en preserve  ed-form)

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

  preserved
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm p reserve d)

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

  preserved
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en preserve ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb preserve)

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

  Preserved /pɹɪzˈɜːvd/
  محفوظ

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  preserved /pɹɪzˈɜːvd/ 
  udržovaný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  preserved /pɹɪzˈɜːvd/ 
  zabezpečený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  preserved /pɹɪzˈɜːvd/ 
  uchovaný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  preserved /pɹɪzˈɜːvd/ 
  zachovaný

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  preserved /pɹɪzˈɜːvd/
  bewahrt, erhalten
        "be badly preserved"  - nicht (mehr) gut erhalten sein
        "be well preserved"  - gut erhalten sein
   see: preserve sth., preserving, preserves, preserved
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  preserved /pɹɪzˈɜːvd/
  bewahrte, erhielt
        "be badly preserved"  - nicht (mehr) gut erhalten sein
        "be well preserved"  - gut erhalten sein
   see: preserve sth., preserving, preserved, preserves
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  preserved /pɹɪzˈɜːvd/
  eingemacht, eingeweckt, eingedünstet, eingesiedet
     Synonym: bottled
  
   see: preserve sth., bottle sth., preserving, bottling, preserve food
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  preserved /pɹɪzˈɜːvd/
  konserviert 
   see: preserved food
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  preserved /pɹɪzˈɜːvd/
  präpariert
     Synonyms: dissected, prepared
  
   see: preserve, dissect, prepare, preserving, dissecting, preparing
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  preserved /pɹɪzˈɜːvd/
  gewahrt
     Synonyms: kept, protected
  
   see: keep, preserve, protect, keeping, preserving, protecting, keep aloof
  

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  preserved /pɹɪzˈɜːvd/
  konzerviran, očuvane, očuvanim, sačunano, sačuvala, sačuvan, sačuvana, sačuvao

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/pɹəˈzɝvd/, /pɹiˈzɝvd/, /pɹɪˈzɝvd/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "preserved":
     conserved, held, held back, held in reserve, intact, kept,
     protected, put by, reserved, retained, saved, spare, spared,
     undamaged, unspoiled, untainted, well-conserved, withheld
  
  

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     豆豉

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