preserve
Noun:
- A sweet food made by cooking fruit with sugar: A type of spread or condiment, often used on bread or toast.
- An area of land or water where animals, fish, or plants are protected: A designated space, such as a nature reserve, where wildlife is conserved.
- An activity or domain regarded as being reserved for a particular person or group: A sphere of activity or interest considered to belong exclusively to a specific type of person.
Verb:
- To maintain something in its original or existing state: To keep something safe from harm, decay, or loss.
- To keep food from decaying: To treat or prepare food so that it can be stored for a long time.
- To keep an area or activity for a particular purpose: To maintain a place, such as a forest or hunting ground, in a protected state.
Noun:
- She spread some strawberry preserve on her toast.
- The wildlife preserve is home to many endangered species.
- Gourmet cooking is no longer the preserve of professional chefs.
Verb:
- We must preserve these ancient manuscripts for future generations.
- The meat was preserved by salting and drying.
- The family worked to preserve the forest on their property.
"to preserve the peace": to maintain a state of calm and prevent conflict.
- The police were called in to preserve the peace during the protest.
"to preserve one's dignity": to maintain one's self-respect and avoid humiliation.
- Despite the criticism, she managed to preserve her dignity.
"to preserve a memory": to keep a recollection alive or intact.
- He took a photograph to preserve the memory of that day.
Preservation (n): The act or process of keeping something safe from damage or decay.
- The preservation of historical sites is important for cultural heritage.
Preservative (n): A substance used to prevent food or other materials from decaying.
- This juice contains no artificial preservatives.
Preserver (n): A person or thing that preserves something.
- He is a preserver of local folklore and traditions.
- Conserve: To protect something from harm or destruction, especially the environment or resources.
- Maintain: To cause something to continue; to keep in an existing state.
- Uphold: To maintain or support a custom, tradition, or principle.
- Retain: To continue to have something; to keep possession of.
(Note: "Preserve" is not commonly used with particles to form standard phrasal verbs. Its meanings are typically expressed directly.)
A preserve of the elite: An activity or place considered to be only for wealthy or privileged people.
- Private members' clubs were once the preserve of the elite.
In a state of perfect preservation: Kept in excellent, unchanged condition over time.
- The ancient vase was found in a state of perfect preservation.
- fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
- a reservation where animals are protected
- a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone
- medicine is no longer a male preserve
- keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing
- preserve the forest and the lakes
- maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
- May God keep you
- prevent (food) from rotting
- preserved meats
- keep potatoes fresh
- to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
- She saved the old family photographs in a drawer
- 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
- 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