preserve |
|
(transitive verb)
to keep safe from danger; to protect; (food) to can, pickle, or prepare for future use; to keep or reserve for personal or special use.
> preserve
(intransitive verb)
to make preserves; to raise and protect game for sport.
> preserve
(noun)
(usually pl) fruit preserved by cooking in sugar; an area restricted for the protection of natural resources, especially one used for regulated hunting, etc; something regarded as reserved for certain persons.
> preservable
(adjective)
> preserver
(noun)