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Preserve

//pɹəˈzɜːv// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun

1
A sweet spread made of any of a variety of fruits. countable, uncountable
2
fruit preserved by cooking with sugar wordnet
3
A reservation, a nature preserve. countable, uncountable
"Suppose Shakespeare had been knocked on the head some dark night in Sir Thomas Lucy's preserves, the world would have wagged on better or worse, the pitcher gone to the well, the scythe to the corn, and the student to his book; and no one been any the wiser of the loss."
4
a reservation where animals are protected wordnet
5
An exclusive area of activity. countable, uncountable
"Kids regard their tree houses as their own preserve."

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6
a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone wordnet

Verb

1
To protect; to keep from harm or injury.
"Let's pray that we'd be preserved from danger."
2
prevent (food) from rotting wordnet
3
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.
"to preserve peaches or grapes"
4
to keep up and reserve for personal or special use wordnet
5
To maintain throughout; to keep intact.
"to preserve appearances; to preserve silence"

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6
keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction wordnet
7
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last wordnet
8
keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing wordnet
9
maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English preserven, from Old French preserver, from Medieval Latin prēservāre (“keep, preserve”), from Late Latin praeservāre (“guard beforehand”), from prae (“before”, adverb) + servāre (“maintain, keep”).

Etymology 2

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