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Meaning Of Preserve
v. t.
To keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard
or defend from evil, harm, danger, etc.; to protect.
v. t.
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.
v. t.
To maintain throughout; to keep intact; as, to
preserve appearances; to preserve silence.
v. i.
To make preserves.
v. i.
To protect game for purposes of sport.
n.
That which is preserved; fruit, etc., seasoned and kept
by suitable preparation; esp., fruit cooked with sugar; -- commonly in
the plural.
n.
A place in which game, fish, etc., are preserved for
purposes of sport, or for food.