Definition of preserve in English:

preserve

verb prɪˈzəːvprəˈzərv

[with object]

1Maintain (something) in its original or existing state.
all records of the past were zealously preserved
Example sentencesExamples
- But as the industrial towns doubled and redoubled in size, the need for action to provide open spaces and to preserve existing commons became obvious.
- Should we freeze the site to preserve it for the historical record?
- In the past, he says, too much time and effort has been expended on maintaining and preserving bricks and mortar.
- The record office provides a window on Wiltshire and Swindon's past by preserving many thousands of documents produced by individuals and organisations in their day-to-day lives down the centuries.
- The place is immaculately preserved and frozen in time - somewhere in the early 20th century - and has been used as a film location.
- With an already existing building the challenge is to personalize and humanize the existing spaces and to preserve those spaces that enhance community.
- These monasteries preserved the cultural riches of Greece and Rome, as well as the growing wisdom accumulated by the Church herself.
- The manner in which she looked after the roadside near her home was a credit to a woman who took tremendous pride and satisfaction in maintaining and preserving our environment.
- The 218 flats are arranged in three blocks, set back from the road to preserve an existing belt of trees and minimise noise disturbance.
- Limit your aerobic activity to three or four times a week, and not more than 40 minutes a session, if you want to preserve your existing muscle mass.
- That Act gave the Corporation orders to maintain, improve and preserve the port.
- New buildings should preserve the existing environment while applying the latest science and materials.
- Others have argued that an obsession with preserving the past leads to an inability to think in a broader economic context.
- It is a time not only to preserve the existing buildings but enhance the character of Bradford and provide complementary new architecture.
- What about the reverse situation, where the public wants to preserve an existing building rather than require the inclusion of certain aesthetic features in new ones?
- The museum opened in 1983 to pay tribute to the commitment of past firefighters and to preserve historic artefacts.
- There is, however, enough money available to maintain and preserve the mill in good working order.
- After the Royal Wedding in 1981 I even preserved the commemoration milk bottle tops for posterity.
- The ticket income is far from enough for them to maintain and preserve the gardens.
- You may, in the past, have preserved important letters - but how many emails from five years ago have you kept?
Synonyms
conserve, protect, maintain, care for, take care of, look after, save, safeguard, keep
1. 1.1 Retain (a condition or state of affairs)
  a fight to preserve local democracy
  Example sentencesExamples
  Apart from that, financial stability had been preserved and conditions for growth of 5.3 per cent in the coming year had been created.
  One problem is that the system is geared toward preserving existing businesses while tying up new competitors with bureaucracy.
  Yet, as after the First World War, there were also strong forces at work to preserve traditions and existing interests.
  Scots women fought to preserve personal freedom and equality.
  His purpose in producing these was to preserve the existing structure of states in Germany and to confirm the security of Protestants in Germany.
  The Commissions' draft bill aims to preserve the existing level of consumer protection in a single, clear and accessible statute, with guidelines on how to decide whether a contract term is unfair.
  In this situation, it seems to me to be even more important to preserve the existing relationship between the stables and the surrounding agricultural land.
  Clark's vision was of ‘an indestructible union of indestructible states’ that preserved the autonomy of local regional life.
  Conquering new markets while preserving existing ones threatens brand loyalty.
  Even during the Civil War, when the Democrats were fighting to preserve slavery, limits were observed.
  Both men decided to use their position of power to stage a demonstration that stirred the intense passion of a large group of supporters and made them feel deeply invested in preserving the new state of affairs.
  The countries are not necessarily members of the EU, but work together to promote the interests of journalists involved in European affairs as well as preserving the freedom of the press.
  They walked away from the fight to preserve their purity.
  The 2001 Election preserved this state of affairs, and has probably made Labour's first two terms much easier.
  I mean, historically, universities fought very hard to preserve their independence and autonomy.
  Radio New Zealand is about maintaining and preserving our culture, our nation, and our society.
  German aggression against Poland, the USSR, France, and Britain caused him to link the survival of democracy with preserving religious liberty.
  Existing rights are preserved by Section 55 (inserting Section 36A).
  The film will be a tribute dedicated to all American soldiers who have fought to preserve our freedoms and liberties here in America.
  Fortunately, the idea of doing everything possible to preserve existing jobs was rejected.
  Synonyms
  continue, conserve, keep up, keep alive, keep going, maintain, continue with, uphold, sustain, prolong, perpetuate
2. 1.2 Maintain or keep alive (a memory or quality)
  the film has preserved all the qualities of the novel
  Example sentencesExamples
  How can western educators help preserve threatened languages?
  For Roach social memories are transmitted and preserved through bodily performances that accompany forms of travel, departure, and displacement.
  It is not just memory that he is preserving, it is the transcendent moments in which what has been lost is, if only for a moment, restored.
  Research has shown that minutes, hours or days after an experience, memory preserves a relatively detailed record, allowing us to reproduce the past with reasonable if not perfect accuracy.
  Studies into how our brains retain information show that memories are stored and preserved along with the context in which they are experienced.
  Robert Clary, also a concentration camp survivor, talks about his work in preserving Holocaust memories during his commentary.
  It is wonderful how Rose has developed this resource and has preserved the memory of these bygone days.
  Brady, a Holocaust survivor, has become an international speaker dedicated to preserving the memory of his sister by sharing the incredible story behind Hana's Suitcase.
  Even today it's still a shock to see the insignia on the headstones in this context - sixty years of war films have preserved its sense of menace.
  Language always helps its people to have a sense of continuity with their own past, the dreams and achievements of a people through history that have been preserved as memory.
  This marked the end of Diamant's short life with Kafka, but she would spend the rest of her days preserving his memory.
  This version is razor sharp, virtually flawless, preserving the film's extraordinary clarity and textured darkness.
  The national monument is designed to resist age and to preserve the memory of its past, present, and future citizens.
3. 1.3 Keep safe from harm or injury.
  a place for preserving endangered species
  Example sentencesExamples
  These provisions can be applied to unlisted species to preserve particular national fauna.
  This supplements the 20,000 species already preserved on the site.
  Indeed, environmentally desirable goods sometimes clash one with another - measures to preserve one rare species might endanger another.
  But McCormick knows he can't buy enough land to preserve all the critical species on earth.
  The critical factor in preserving plant species diversity will be developing public support for natural areas in parks.
  They form the Coorong National Park, an area of national significance, featuring on the Register of the National Estate as an area that must be preserved for all time.
  Rwanda held a traditional naming ceremony for some of its rare mountain gorillas on Saturday in an effort to attract tourism and help to preserve one of the world's most endangered species.
  There is a strong possibility that cloning could be used to help preserve Australian mammals.
  For the first time, natural areas are being preserved in advance of development in a unique project unfolding on Canada's Arctic shores.
  But cloning proponents counter that not taking action to preserve or restore species is also playing God.
  Such would preserve the existing ecology and prevent further development of residences and/or services.
  The fishermen along this coast believe that if their wives are faithful and perform the rituals, they will be preserved from harm.
  The interesting economic questions concern the marginal value of biodiversity itself and the benefits of preserving a particular marginal species or community.
  But the truth is, this area is designed more to preserve and display species than it is to educate people about them.
  The WWF scientist says the conservation record of the U.S. doesn't suggest it's a great place for preserving big, endangered mammals.
  To preserve Wadi Rum's pristine natural beauty, the Jordanian government has now thrown the protective screen of national park status around the entire area.
  But they also are charged with preserving native species within the boundaries of their parks and I guess they're pretty keen to look after purebred dingoes and not hybrids.
  It revealed that courses are saving water, using less chemicals, and preserving more wildlife area.
  Synonyms
  guard, protect, keep, defend, safeguard, secure, shelter, shield, screen, watch over
4. 1.4 Keep (game or an area where game is found) undisturbed to allow private hunting or shooting.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Persons found in pursuit of game in the preserved areas will be prosecuted.
  The intent was to redirect some of the hunters' energy from shooting game to caring for it, thereby preserving enough game to satisfy increasing numbers of hunters.
  Another point is that there is regional variation which we see as rather important, so, for example, you see that preserving game stock is different in different places.
  It's my opinion that some of our public land should be preserved as game preserves.
2Treat (food) to prevent its decomposition.
freezing and canning can be reliable methods of preserving foods
Example sentencesExamples
- Candied ginger is ANOTHER preserved food; it's what sushi-eaters developed in Japan to keep their sushi fragrant.
- Nearly all food can be preserved as we have noticed in the major retail shops which stock for instance imported bottled mango chunks all year round.
- Ways in which fresh food can be preserved for longer will also be examined during this experiment and, if successful, used on Earth.
- Every cottager kept a pig, which was killed in autumn and preserved to provide food through winter.
- Stemming from the Latin word marinus, or marine, the word refers to the seawater used to preserve food before the advent of refrigeration.
- The star rating indicates how cold the unit can be set and will indicate how long various foods can be preserved.
- Systems of drying and preserving food were researched and refined.
- Women preserved as much food as possible during the summer.
- So, in order to preserve the cake, they doused it in the food sterilizer of choice… brandy.
- Salting and smoking had long been known as methods for preserving foods over extended periods of time.
- This is even more true in the hot climate of South Asia, and salt is also vital for preserving food if you don't have refrigeration.
- Her gifts of food were an expression of her love - whether she grew it, baked it, pickled or preserved it, we were all to share it.
- It is used also in preserving food; pork or fish may be preserved in brine.
- I am passionate about food, my particular interests in my pub being both traditional English fare and the methods used for preserving food and enhancing its flavour.
- European airlines are very particular about hygiene and insist that food be preserved in accordance with the cold chain method.
- Cooks have been wielding spices for centuries, from preserving foods with them to masking smells and flavors in meats that were less than fresh.
- Even though sugar helps preserve jellies and jams, molds can grow on the surface of these products.
- Before the turn of the twentieth century, food was preserved in the springhouse.
- Hurricane victims can use ice to refrigerate food, preserve medicine, and cool off in the summer heat.
- When I lived in California, land of eternal sunshine, preserving food by drying was virtually effortless.
Synonyms
conserve, bottle, tin, can, pot, chill, freeze, freeze-dry, quick-freeze, dry, desiccate, dehydrate
cure, smoke, kipper, salt, pickle, marinate, souse, corn, jelly, candy
embalm, mummify
1. 2.1 Prepare (fruit) for long-term storage by boiling it with sugar.
  she canned the vegetables and preserved the fruit from the garden
  Example sentencesExamples
  Often these fruits are preserved after the harvest, providing a constant supply of compote year round.
  They all consist of fruits preserved mostly by means of sugar and they are thickened or jellied to some extent.
  The Victorians adored sweets and ate far more fruit preserves than we do today.
  The nuts and preserved fruit were wrapped in a light and crisp crust, but it seemed a little too sweet after such a meaty main course.
  There's no better fruit preserve I know of - and you could be enjoying the very first jar just a few hours from now.

noun prɪˈzəːvprəˈzərv

1mass noun A foodstuff made with fruit preserved in sugar, such as jam or marmalade.
a jar of cherry preserve
count noun home-made preserves
Example sentencesExamples
- Fill a gift bag with a loaf of home-made bread, a jar of all-natural fruit preserves and some herbal tea.
- He has infused raw excitement and energy into golf, and elevated it from the clubby, elite preserve of conservative, white males to global popularity.
- After recently re-discovering the last two jars of her home-made preserve, Mrs Tomkins, 73, wanted to find out whether it was edible.
- Place in freezer. in a small mixing bowl, combine peach preserves and orange marmalade.
- What is it about a hot cup of coffee that begs for a pastry coated with chocolate or filled with fruit preserves?
- He then opened a jar of cherry preserve, spooned some out, and put it in his mouth.
- They need to be combined with sugar and made into some kind of preserve, like the traditional rowan jelly often served with roast venison, wood pigeon or wild duck.
- I was so enthusiastic, in fact, that upon leaving I decided to buy my own jars of praline spread and raspberry preserves.
- Seven Irish companies displayed a range of their products, including hand-made chocolates, chewing gum, preserves, sugar confectionery and potato snacks.
- Cook until tender; add the cherry preserves and cook for two minutes.
- On Thursday one mother arrived with a jar of a Russian fruit preserve that was her son's favourite food.
- Born in Dundee, Scotland, he was a member of the wealthy Keiller family, well known amongst other things for their marmalade and preserves.
- However, the preserve we now recognize as jam is a relatively modern descendant of all the rather solid fruit and sugar conserves, preserves, and marmalades of the 17th and 18th centuries.
- I feel hungry, so I make us fruit preserve sandwiches while she tells me about her mission.
- I used a homemade raspberry and red currant preserve from last summer - delicious!
Synonyms
jam, jelly, marmalade, conserve, confection
North American dulce
French confiture
2A sphere of activity regarded as being reserved for a particular person or group.
the civil service became the preserve of the educated middle class
Example sentencesExamples
- These are typical of the areas that were, until relatively recently, the preserve of specialist providers.
- Before long, an activity that had been the preserve of the fortunate few became a means of mass transit.
- Despite rumblings in the media that classical music is only the preserve of the middle-aged and middle-class, Classic FM has shown otherwise.
- His view is that the primary responsibility of governments is to implement justice, whereas charity is the preserve of individuals.
- Previously, this was the preserve of government officials only but Commissioner for Tourism Eva Cheng confirmed that the government was considering a public element.
- In American academia, the study of Islamic cultures in Africa has long been the preserve of specialists.
- They used to be the preserve of academics but now rare books are going online, says John Sutherland
- This book shows that science writing is by no means the preserve of specialists.
- Jordan's mineral projects have generally been the preserve of the major public companies.
- While women have traditionally been the cooks in homes, professional cooking, including the cooking done at royal courts and for marriages, used to be the preserve of male cooks.
- If we do none of those things, and leave rail fares to the pressures of the market, then trains will increasingly become the preserve of the rich.
- Cyberspace is no longer the preserve of English speakers.
- Straying into territory more usually the preserve of English or philosophy professors, they have decided that the problem with their work is not how it is done.
- New technology is available to all age groups, it is not the preserve of young people.
- It's putting tools that were once the preserve of Big Media into the hands of the many.
- With few around to own the enormous houses he created in Park Circus, the area became the preserve of lawyers, surveyors and other professionals who have their offices there.
- Since the arrival of the first video games in arcades and early home computers in the 1970s and 1980s, the pastime has been viewed as the preserve of teenage boys and young men who don't get out much.
- The types of activities that were previously the preserve of a crazy, zany, wacky few are moving mainstream; what started as a fad has become a phenomenon.
- This is a mainly male preserve and picnics flourish throughout the summer on match days.
- But some are beginning to participate in an activity once thought to be the preserve of technology geeks and political partisans.
Synonyms
domain, area, field, sphere, orbit, arena, realm, province, speciality, specialism, territory, department
informal thing, turf, bailiwick
3North American A place where game is protected and kept for private hunting or shooting.
Example sentencesExamples
- They seem to be alive and doing rather well in game preserves, zoos, theme parks, museums, books and television shows.
- Congress soon followed his lead, approving several refuges and game preserves in the early 1900s.
- Weardale was at this time a forested area that belonged to the Bishops of Durham, who used it as a hunting preserve.
- Farmer Dan Giles turned 2,000 of his 3,000 acres into a hunting preserve for deer, turkey and quail.
- A mile further down the street was the original boundary of the game preserve, marked off by an obsolete, broken down chainlink fence.
- Yet, the buzzard does not exist in such numbers for it to be a constant danger to the game preserves, and quite rightly it has been placed upon the list of protected birds.
- The bill would not apply to bird shooting preserves - only to operations offering the shooting of non-native big game mammals.
- Hunting preserves advertise in hunting magazines and on the internet.
- Their hunting grounds and game preserves are being disturbed and their food supply both diminished and rendered uncertain.
- Oyster beds where young oysters are matured are as carefully looked after today as are game preserves.
- Today, 20,000 acres of the base are used for recreation and as a game preserve.
- Here on this former hunting preserve, Galvez and her colleagues are carefully monitoring nests and patrolling against poachers.
- Mr. Cheney had previously come under criticism for a pheasant hunt in which he shot dozens of pen-raised birds on a hunting preserve near Pittsburgh.
- The landowner may feel a guilt of sorts when he converts the land into a hunting preserve.
- National forests present more challenges than do private game preserves.
Synonyms
sanctuary, reserve, reservation, game reserve

Derivatives

preservable

adjective prɪˈzəːvəb(ə)lprəˈzərvəb(ə)l

In addition to some nearly complete specimens, isolated fragments of nearly every preservable body part have been recovered.
Example sentencesExamples
- Many nearly complete specimens have been collected, and nearly every preservable body part is represented.

preserver

noun prɪˈzəːvəprəˈzərvər

It also explores his equally influential and perhaps more valuable labours as an advocate and preserver of the nation's architectural and religious heritage, through which he became one of the first stars of television.
Example sentencesExamples
- Furthermore, where the Army has acted as a preserver, this has only been to preserve its own institutional interests.
- High in benzoic acid, which is a natural preservative, native American Indians taught pilgrims their uses as a preserver of winter foods and staple of flavourings and sauces for bland, run-down food stores.
- The panel ran around 75 minutes and was videotaped for posterity by a devoted preserver of comic history, Mike Catron.
- He said that the inventory would be a valuable asset to the county council as a developer and preserver.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'keep safe from harm'): from Old French preserver, from late Latin praeservare, from prae- 'before, in advance' + servare 'to keep'.

conserve from Late Middle English:
This comes via French from Latin conservare ‘to preserve’, the elements of which are con- ‘together’ and servare ‘to keep’. Conservatory (mid 16th century) was originally ‘something that preserves’, with the sense glass house dating from the mid 17th century. Other words from servare are preserve (Late Middle English) from prae ‘in advance’ and servare; observe (Late Middle English) with ob ‘toward’ with the sense ‘pay attention to’; and reserve (Middle English) ‘keep back’.

Definition of preserve in US English:

preserve

verbprəˈzərvprəˈzərv

[with object]

1Maintain (something) in its original or existing state.
all records of the past were zealously preserved
Example sentencesExamples
- In the past, he says, too much time and effort has been expended on maintaining and preserving bricks and mortar.
- The ticket income is far from enough for them to maintain and preserve the gardens.
- It is a time not only to preserve the existing buildings but enhance the character of Bradford and provide complementary new architecture.
- What about the reverse situation, where the public wants to preserve an existing building rather than require the inclusion of certain aesthetic features in new ones?
- The manner in which she looked after the roadside near her home was a credit to a woman who took tremendous pride and satisfaction in maintaining and preserving our environment.
- The place is immaculately preserved and frozen in time - somewhere in the early 20th century - and has been used as a film location.
- There is, however, enough money available to maintain and preserve the mill in good working order.
- With an already existing building the challenge is to personalize and humanize the existing spaces and to preserve those spaces that enhance community.
- You may, in the past, have preserved important letters - but how many emails from five years ago have you kept?
- Should we freeze the site to preserve it for the historical record?
- The 218 flats are arranged in three blocks, set back from the road to preserve an existing belt of trees and minimise noise disturbance.
- The record office provides a window on Wiltshire and Swindon's past by preserving many thousands of documents produced by individuals and organisations in their day-to-day lives down the centuries.
- After the Royal Wedding in 1981 I even preserved the commemoration milk bottle tops for posterity.
- Others have argued that an obsession with preserving the past leads to an inability to think in a broader economic context.
- The museum opened in 1983 to pay tribute to the commitment of past firefighters and to preserve historic artefacts.
- These monasteries preserved the cultural riches of Greece and Rome, as well as the growing wisdom accumulated by the Church herself.
- Limit your aerobic activity to three or four times a week, and not more than 40 minutes a session, if you want to preserve your existing muscle mass.
- That Act gave the Corporation orders to maintain, improve and preserve the port.
- But as the industrial towns doubled and redoubled in size, the need for action to provide open spaces and to preserve existing commons became obvious.
- New buildings should preserve the existing environment while applying the latest science and materials.
Synonyms
conserve, protect, maintain, care for, take care of, look after, save, safeguard, keep
1. 1.1 Retain (a condition or state of affairs)
  a fight to preserve local democracy
  Example sentencesExamples
  One problem is that the system is geared toward preserving existing businesses while tying up new competitors with bureaucracy.
  Conquering new markets while preserving existing ones threatens brand loyalty.
  The Commissions' draft bill aims to preserve the existing level of consumer protection in a single, clear and accessible statute, with guidelines on how to decide whether a contract term is unfair.
  They walked away from the fight to preserve their purity.
  Clark's vision was of ‘an indestructible union of indestructible states’ that preserved the autonomy of local regional life.
  Radio New Zealand is about maintaining and preserving our culture, our nation, and our society.
  The 2001 Election preserved this state of affairs, and has probably made Labour's first two terms much easier.
  In this situation, it seems to me to be even more important to preserve the existing relationship between the stables and the surrounding agricultural land.
  His purpose in producing these was to preserve the existing structure of states in Germany and to confirm the security of Protestants in Germany.
  German aggression against Poland, the USSR, France, and Britain caused him to link the survival of democracy with preserving religious liberty.
  Apart from that, financial stability had been preserved and conditions for growth of 5.3 per cent in the coming year had been created.
  Even during the Civil War, when the Democrats were fighting to preserve slavery, limits were observed.
  The film will be a tribute dedicated to all American soldiers who have fought to preserve our freedoms and liberties here in America.
  Both men decided to use their position of power to stage a demonstration that stirred the intense passion of a large group of supporters and made them feel deeply invested in preserving the new state of affairs.
  Fortunately, the idea of doing everything possible to preserve existing jobs was rejected.
  I mean, historically, universities fought very hard to preserve their independence and autonomy.
  The countries are not necessarily members of the EU, but work together to promote the interests of journalists involved in European affairs as well as preserving the freedom of the press.
  Scots women fought to preserve personal freedom and equality.
  Existing rights are preserved by Section 55 (inserting Section 36A).
  Yet, as after the First World War, there were also strong forces at work to preserve traditions and existing interests.
  Synonyms
  continue, conserve, keep up, keep alive, keep going, maintain, continue with, uphold, sustain, prolong, perpetuate
2. 1.2 Maintain or keep alive (a memory or quality)
  the film has preserved all the qualities of the novel
  Example sentencesExamples
  It is not just memory that he is preserving, it is the transcendent moments in which what has been lost is, if only for a moment, restored.
  This version is razor sharp, virtually flawless, preserving the film's extraordinary clarity and textured darkness.
  It is wonderful how Rose has developed this resource and has preserved the memory of these bygone days.
  Research has shown that minutes, hours or days after an experience, memory preserves a relatively detailed record, allowing us to reproduce the past with reasonable if not perfect accuracy.
  Studies into how our brains retain information show that memories are stored and preserved along with the context in which they are experienced.
  This marked the end of Diamant's short life with Kafka, but she would spend the rest of her days preserving his memory.
  Robert Clary, also a concentration camp survivor, talks about his work in preserving Holocaust memories during his commentary.
  The national monument is designed to resist age and to preserve the memory of its past, present, and future citizens.
  Language always helps its people to have a sense of continuity with their own past, the dreams and achievements of a people through history that have been preserved as memory.
  Even today it's still a shock to see the insignia on the headstones in this context - sixty years of war films have preserved its sense of menace.
  Brady, a Holocaust survivor, has become an international speaker dedicated to preserving the memory of his sister by sharing the incredible story behind Hana's Suitcase.
  How can western educators help preserve threatened languages?
  For Roach social memories are transmitted and preserved through bodily performances that accompany forms of travel, departure, and displacement.
3. 1.3 Keep safe from harm or injury.
  a place for preserving endangered species
  Example sentencesExamples
  But McCormick knows he can't buy enough land to preserve all the critical species on earth.
  This supplements the 20,000 species already preserved on the site.
  But they also are charged with preserving native species within the boundaries of their parks and I guess they're pretty keen to look after purebred dingoes and not hybrids.
  The interesting economic questions concern the marginal value of biodiversity itself and the benefits of preserving a particular marginal species or community.
  Rwanda held a traditional naming ceremony for some of its rare mountain gorillas on Saturday in an effort to attract tourism and help to preserve one of the world's most endangered species.
  But the truth is, this area is designed more to preserve and display species than it is to educate people about them.
  These provisions can be applied to unlisted species to preserve particular national fauna.
  The critical factor in preserving plant species diversity will be developing public support for natural areas in parks.
  But cloning proponents counter that not taking action to preserve or restore species is also playing God.
  It revealed that courses are saving water, using less chemicals, and preserving more wildlife area.
  The fishermen along this coast believe that if their wives are faithful and perform the rituals, they will be preserved from harm.
  They form the Coorong National Park, an area of national significance, featuring on the Register of the National Estate as an area that must be preserved for all time.
  There is a strong possibility that cloning could be used to help preserve Australian mammals.
  The WWF scientist says the conservation record of the U.S. doesn't suggest it's a great place for preserving big, endangered mammals.
  To preserve Wadi Rum's pristine natural beauty, the Jordanian government has now thrown the protective screen of national park status around the entire area.
  For the first time, natural areas are being preserved in advance of development in a unique project unfolding on Canada's Arctic shores.
  Indeed, environmentally desirable goods sometimes clash one with another - measures to preserve one rare species might endanger another.
  Such would preserve the existing ecology and prevent further development of residences and/or services.
  Synonyms
  guard, protect, keep, defend, safeguard, secure, shelter, shield, screen, watch over
4. 1.4 Treat or refrigerate (food) to prevent its decomposition or fermentation.
  Example sentencesExamples
  I am passionate about food, my particular interests in my pub being both traditional English fare and the methods used for preserving food and enhancing its flavour.
  It is used also in preserving food; pork or fish may be preserved in brine.
  European airlines are very particular about hygiene and insist that food be preserved in accordance with the cold chain method.
  The star rating indicates how cold the unit can be set and will indicate how long various foods can be preserved.
  Salting and smoking had long been known as methods for preserving foods over extended periods of time.
  Nearly all food can be preserved as we have noticed in the major retail shops which stock for instance imported bottled mango chunks all year round.
  Hurricane victims can use ice to refrigerate food, preserve medicine, and cool off in the summer heat.
  Before the turn of the twentieth century, food was preserved in the springhouse.
  So, in order to preserve the cake, they doused it in the food sterilizer of choice… brandy.
  Ways in which fresh food can be preserved for longer will also be examined during this experiment and, if successful, used on Earth.
  When I lived in California, land of eternal sunshine, preserving food by drying was virtually effortless.
  Stemming from the Latin word marinus, or marine, the word refers to the seawater used to preserve food before the advent of refrigeration.
  Systems of drying and preserving food were researched and refined.
  Even though sugar helps preserve jellies and jams, molds can grow on the surface of these products.
  This is even more true in the hot climate of South Asia, and salt is also vital for preserving food if you don't have refrigeration.
  Candied ginger is ANOTHER preserved food; it's what sushi-eaters developed in Japan to keep their sushi fragrant.
  Every cottager kept a pig, which was killed in autumn and preserved to provide food through winter.
  Cooks have been wielding spices for centuries, from preserving foods with them to masking smells and flavors in meats that were less than fresh.
  Her gifts of food were an expression of her love - whether she grew it, baked it, pickled or preserved it, we were all to share it.
  Women preserved as much food as possible during the summer.
  Synonyms
  conserve, bottle, tin, can, pot, chill, freeze, freeze-dry, quick-freeze, dry, desiccate, dehydrate
5. 1.5 Prepare (fruit) for long-term storage by boiling it with sugar.
  she canned the vegetables and preserved the fruit from the garden
  Example sentencesExamples
  The nuts and preserved fruit were wrapped in a light and crisp crust, but it seemed a little too sweet after such a meaty main course.
  There's no better fruit preserve I know of - and you could be enjoying the very first jar just a few hours from now.
  The Victorians adored sweets and ate far more fruit preserves than we do today.
  They all consist of fruits preserved mostly by means of sugar and they are thickened or jellied to some extent.
  Often these fruits are preserved after the harvest, providing a constant supply of compote year round.
6. 1.6 Keep (game or an area where game is found) undisturbed to allow private hunting or shooting.
  Example sentencesExamples
  It's my opinion that some of our public land should be preserved as game preserves.
  Persons found in pursuit of game in the preserved areas will be prosecuted.
  The intent was to redirect some of the hunters' energy from shooting game to caring for it, thereby preserving enough game to satisfy increasing numbers of hunters.
  Another point is that there is regional variation which we see as rather important, so, for example, you see that preserving game stock is different in different places.

nounprəˈzərvprəˈzərv

1usually preservesFood made with fruit preserved in sugar, such as jam or marmalade.
home-made preserves
Example sentencesExamples
- Cook until tender; add the cherry preserves and cook for two minutes.
- Fill a gift bag with a loaf of home-made bread, a jar of all-natural fruit preserves and some herbal tea.
- He then opened a jar of cherry preserve, spooned some out, and put it in his mouth.
- What is it about a hot cup of coffee that begs for a pastry coated with chocolate or filled with fruit preserves?
- Place in freezer. in a small mixing bowl, combine peach preserves and orange marmalade.
- I was so enthusiastic, in fact, that upon leaving I decided to buy my own jars of praline spread and raspberry preserves.
- However, the preserve we now recognize as jam is a relatively modern descendant of all the rather solid fruit and sugar conserves, preserves, and marmalades of the 17th and 18th centuries.
- They need to be combined with sugar and made into some kind of preserve, like the traditional rowan jelly often served with roast venison, wood pigeon or wild duck.
- On Thursday one mother arrived with a jar of a Russian fruit preserve that was her son's favourite food.
- I used a homemade raspberry and red currant preserve from last summer - delicious!
- Seven Irish companies displayed a range of their products, including hand-made chocolates, chewing gum, preserves, sugar confectionery and potato snacks.
- Born in Dundee, Scotland, he was a member of the wealthy Keiller family, well known amongst other things for their marmalade and preserves.
- I feel hungry, so I make us fruit preserve sandwiches while she tells me about her mission.
- He has infused raw excitement and energy into golf, and elevated it from the clubby, elite preserve of conservative, white males to global popularity.
- After recently re-discovering the last two jars of her home-made preserve, Mrs Tomkins, 73, wanted to find out whether it was edible.
Synonyms
jam, jelly, marmalade, conserve, confection
2A sphere of activity regarded as being reserved for a particular person or group.
the civil service became the preserve of the educated middle class
Example sentencesExamples
- Straying into territory more usually the preserve of English or philosophy professors, they have decided that the problem with their work is not how it is done.
- While women have traditionally been the cooks in homes, professional cooking, including the cooking done at royal courts and for marriages, used to be the preserve of male cooks.
- His view is that the primary responsibility of governments is to implement justice, whereas charity is the preserve of individuals.
- The types of activities that were previously the preserve of a crazy, zany, wacky few are moving mainstream; what started as a fad has become a phenomenon.
- This book shows that science writing is by no means the preserve of specialists.
- They used to be the preserve of academics but now rare books are going online, says John Sutherland
- This is a mainly male preserve and picnics flourish throughout the summer on match days.
- Since the arrival of the first video games in arcades and early home computers in the 1970s and 1980s, the pastime has been viewed as the preserve of teenage boys and young men who don't get out much.
- But some are beginning to participate in an activity once thought to be the preserve of technology geeks and political partisans.
- In American academia, the study of Islamic cultures in Africa has long been the preserve of specialists.
- Despite rumblings in the media that classical music is only the preserve of the middle-aged and middle-class, Classic FM has shown otherwise.
- Previously, this was the preserve of government officials only but Commissioner for Tourism Eva Cheng confirmed that the government was considering a public element.
- Before long, an activity that had been the preserve of the fortunate few became a means of mass transit.
- If we do none of those things, and leave rail fares to the pressures of the market, then trains will increasingly become the preserve of the rich.
- It's putting tools that were once the preserve of Big Media into the hands of the many.
- New technology is available to all age groups, it is not the preserve of young people.
- With few around to own the enormous houses he created in Park Circus, the area became the preserve of lawyers, surveyors and other professionals who have their offices there.
- Cyberspace is no longer the preserve of English speakers.
- Jordan's mineral projects have generally been the preserve of the major public companies.
- These are typical of the areas that were, until relatively recently, the preserve of specialist providers.
Synonyms
domain, area, field, sphere, orbit, arena, realm, province, speciality, specialism, territory, department
3North American A place where game is protected and kept for private hunting or shooting.
Example sentencesExamples
- National forests present more challenges than do private game preserves.
- Farmer Dan Giles turned 2,000 of his 3,000 acres into a hunting preserve for deer, turkey and quail.
- Mr. Cheney had previously come under criticism for a pheasant hunt in which he shot dozens of pen-raised birds on a hunting preserve near Pittsburgh.
- The landowner may feel a guilt of sorts when he converts the land into a hunting preserve.
- Hunting preserves advertise in hunting magazines and on the internet.
- Today, 20,000 acres of the base are used for recreation and as a game preserve.
- Their hunting grounds and game preserves are being disturbed and their food supply both diminished and rendered uncertain.
- Congress soon followed his lead, approving several refuges and game preserves in the early 1900s.
- Oyster beds where young oysters are matured are as carefully looked after today as are game preserves.
- They seem to be alive and doing rather well in game preserves, zoos, theme parks, museums, books and television shows.
- A mile further down the street was the original boundary of the game preserve, marked off by an obsolete, broken down chainlink fence.
- The bill would not apply to bird shooting preserves - only to operations offering the shooting of non-native big game mammals.
- Weardale was at this time a forested area that belonged to the Bishops of Durham, who used it as a hunting preserve.
- Here on this former hunting preserve, Galvez and her colleagues are carefully monitoring nests and patrolling against poachers.
- Yet, the buzzard does not exist in such numbers for it to be a constant danger to the game preserves, and quite rightly it has been placed upon the list of protected birds.
Synonyms
sanctuary, reserve, reservation, game reserve

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘keep safe from harm’): from Old French preserver, from late Latin praeservare, from prae- ‘before, in advance’ + servare ‘to keep’.

单词	preserve
释义	Definition of preserve in English: preserve verb prɪˈzəːvprəˈzərv [with object] 1Maintain (something) in its original or existing state. all records of the past were zealously preserved Example sentencesExamples But as the industrial towns doubled and redoubled in size, the need for action to provide open spaces and to preserve existing commons became obvious. Should we freeze the site to preserve it for the historical record? In the past, he says, too much time and effort has been expended on maintaining and preserving bricks and mortar. The record office provides a window on Wiltshire and Swindon's past by preserving many thousands of documents produced by individuals and organisations in their day-to-day lives down the centuries. The place is immaculately preserved and frozen in time - somewhere in the early 20th century - and has been used as a film location. With an already existing building the challenge is to personalize and humanize the existing spaces and to preserve those spaces that enhance community. These monasteries preserved the cultural riches of Greece and Rome, as well as the growing wisdom accumulated by the Church herself. The manner in which she looked after the roadside near her home was a credit to a woman who took tremendous pride and satisfaction in maintaining and preserving our environment. The 218 flats are arranged in three blocks, set back from the road to preserve an existing belt of trees and minimise noise disturbance. Limit your aerobic activity to three or four times a week, and not more than 40 minutes a session, if you want to preserve your existing muscle mass. That Act gave the Corporation orders to maintain, improve and preserve the port. New buildings should preserve the existing environment while applying the latest science and materials. Others have argued that an obsession with preserving the past leads to an inability to think in a broader economic context. It is a time not only to preserve the existing buildings but enhance the character of Bradford and provide complementary new architecture. What about the reverse situation, where the public wants to preserve an existing building rather than require the inclusion of certain aesthetic features in new ones? The museum opened in 1983 to pay tribute to the commitment of past firefighters and to preserve historic artefacts. There is, however, enough money available to maintain and preserve the mill in good working order. After the Royal Wedding in 1981 I even preserved the commemoration milk bottle tops for posterity. The ticket income is far from enough for them to maintain and preserve the gardens. You may, in the past, have preserved important letters - but how many emails from five years ago have you kept? Synonyms conserve, protect, maintain, care for, take care of, look after, save, safeguard, keep 1.1 Retain (a condition or state of affairs) a fight to preserve local democracy Example sentencesExamples Apart from that, financial stability had been preserved and conditions for growth of 5.3 per cent in the coming year had been created. One problem is that the system is geared toward preserving existing businesses while tying up new competitors with bureaucracy. Yet, as after the First World War, there were also strong forces at work to preserve traditions and existing interests. Scots women fought to preserve personal freedom and equality. His purpose in producing these was to preserve the existing structure of states in Germany and to confirm the security of Protestants in Germany. The Commissions' draft bill aims to preserve the existing level of consumer protection in a single, clear and accessible statute, with guidelines on how to decide whether a contract term is unfair. In this situation, it seems to me to be even more important to preserve the existing relationship between the stables and the surrounding agricultural land. Clark's vision was of ‘an indestructible union of indestructible states’ that preserved the autonomy of local regional life. Conquering new markets while preserving existing ones threatens brand loyalty. Even during the Civil War, when the Democrats were fighting to preserve slavery, limits were observed. Both men decided to use their position of power to stage a demonstration that stirred the intense passion of a large group of supporters and made them feel deeply invested in preserving the new state of affairs. The countries are not necessarily members of the EU, but work together to promote the interests of journalists involved in European affairs as well as preserving the freedom of the press. They walked away from the fight to preserve their purity. The 2001 Election preserved this state of affairs, and has probably made Labour's first two terms much easier. I mean, historically, universities fought very hard to preserve their independence and autonomy. Radio New Zealand is about maintaining and preserving our culture, our nation, and our society. German aggression against Poland, the USSR, France, and Britain caused him to link the survival of democracy with preserving religious liberty. Existing rights are preserved by Section 55 (inserting Section 36A). The film will be a tribute dedicated to all American soldiers who have fought to preserve our freedoms and liberties here in America. Fortunately, the idea of doing everything possible to preserve existing jobs was rejected. Synonyms continue, conserve, keep up, keep alive, keep going, maintain, continue with, uphold, sustain, prolong, perpetuate 1.2 Maintain or keep alive (a memory or quality) the film has preserved all the qualities of the novel Example sentencesExamples How can western educators help preserve threatened languages? For Roach social memories are transmitted and preserved through bodily performances that accompany forms of travel, departure, and displacement. It is not just memory that he is preserving, it is the transcendent moments in which what has been lost is, if only for a moment, restored. Research has shown that minutes, hours or days after an experience, memory preserves a relatively detailed record, allowing us to reproduce the past with reasonable if not perfect accuracy. Studies into how our brains retain information show that memories are stored and preserved along with the context in which they are experienced. Robert Clary, also a concentration camp survivor, talks about his work in preserving Holocaust memories during his commentary. It is wonderful how Rose has developed this resource and has preserved the memory of these bygone days. Brady, a Holocaust survivor, has become an international speaker dedicated to preserving the memory of his sister by sharing the incredible story behind Hana's Suitcase. Even today it's still a shock to see the insignia on the headstones in this context - sixty years of war films have preserved its sense of menace. Language always helps its people to have a sense of continuity with their own past, the dreams and achievements of a people through history that have been preserved as memory. This marked the end of Diamant's short life with Kafka, but she would spend the rest of her days preserving his memory. This version is razor sharp, virtually flawless, preserving the film's extraordinary clarity and textured darkness. The national monument is designed to resist age and to preserve the memory of its past, present, and future citizens. 1.3 Keep safe from harm or injury. a place for preserving endangered species Example sentencesExamples These provisions can be applied to unlisted species to preserve particular national fauna. This supplements the 20,000 species already preserved on the site. Indeed, environmentally desirable goods sometimes clash one with another - measures to preserve one rare species might endanger another. But McCormick knows he can't buy enough land to preserve all the critical species on earth. The critical factor in preserving plant species diversity will be developing public support for natural areas in parks. They form the Coorong National Park, an area of national significance, featuring on the Register of the National Estate as an area that must be preserved for all time. Rwanda held a traditional naming ceremony for some of its rare mountain gorillas on Saturday in an effort to attract tourism and help to preserve one of the world's most endangered species. There is a strong possibility that cloning could be used to help preserve Australian mammals. For the first time, natural areas are being preserved in advance of development in a unique project unfolding on Canada's Arctic shores. But cloning proponents counter that not taking action to preserve or restore species is also playing God. Such would preserve the existing ecology and prevent further development of residences and/or services. The fishermen along this coast believe that if their wives are faithful and perform the rituals, they will be preserved from harm. The interesting economic questions concern the marginal value of biodiversity itself and the benefits of preserving a particular marginal species or community. But the truth is, this area is designed more to preserve and display species than it is to educate people about them. The WWF scientist says the conservation record of the U.S. doesn't suggest it's a great place for preserving big, endangered mammals. To preserve Wadi Rum's pristine natural beauty, the Jordanian government has now thrown the protective screen of national park status around the entire area. But they also are charged with preserving native species within the boundaries of their parks and I guess they're pretty keen to look after purebred dingoes and not hybrids. It revealed that courses are saving water, using less chemicals, and preserving more wildlife area. Synonyms guard, protect, keep, defend, safeguard, secure, shelter, shield, screen, watch over 1.4 Keep (game or an area where game is found) undisturbed to allow private hunting or shooting. Example sentencesExamples Persons found in pursuit of game in the preserved areas will be prosecuted. The intent was to redirect some of the hunters' energy from shooting game to caring for it, thereby preserving enough game to satisfy increasing numbers of hunters. Another point is that there is regional variation which we see as rather important, so, for example, you see that preserving game stock is different in different places. It's my opinion that some of our public land should be preserved as game preserves. 2Treat (food) to prevent its decomposition. freezing and canning can be reliable methods of preserving foods Example sentencesExamples Candied ginger is ANOTHER preserved food; it's what sushi-eaters developed in Japan to keep their sushi fragrant. Nearly all food can be preserved as we have noticed in the major retail shops which stock for instance imported bottled mango chunks all year round. Ways in which fresh food can be preserved for longer will also be examined during this experiment and, if successful, used on Earth. Every cottager kept a pig, which was killed in autumn and preserved to provide food through winter. Stemming from the Latin word marinus, or marine, the word refers to the seawater used to preserve food before the advent of refrigeration. The star rating indicates how cold the unit can be set and will indicate how long various foods can be preserved. Systems of drying and preserving food were researched and refined. Women preserved as much food as possible during the summer. So, in order to preserve the cake, they doused it in the food sterilizer of choice… brandy. Salting and smoking had long been known as methods for preserving foods over extended periods of time. This is even more true in the hot climate of South Asia, and salt is also vital for preserving food if you don't have refrigeration. Her gifts of food were an expression of her love - whether she grew it, baked it, pickled or preserved it, we were all to share it. It is used also in preserving food; pork or fish may be preserved in brine. I am passionate about food, my particular interests in my pub being both traditional English fare and the methods used for preserving food and enhancing its flavour. European airlines are very particular about hygiene and insist that food be preserved in accordance with the cold chain method. Cooks have been wielding spices for centuries, from preserving foods with them to masking smells and flavors in meats that were less than fresh. Even though sugar helps preserve jellies and jams, molds can grow on the surface of these products. Before the turn of the twentieth century, food was preserved in the springhouse. Hurricane victims can use ice to refrigerate food, preserve medicine, and cool off in the summer heat. When I lived in California, land of eternal sunshine, preserving food by drying was virtually effortless. Synonyms conserve, bottle, tin, can, pot, chill, freeze, freeze-dry, quick-freeze, dry, desiccate, dehydrate cure, smoke, kipper, salt, pickle, marinate, souse, corn, jelly, candy embalm, mummify 2.1 Prepare (fruit) for long-term storage by boiling it with sugar. she canned the vegetables and preserved the fruit from the garden Example sentencesExamples Often these fruits are preserved after the harvest, providing a constant supply of compote year round. They all consist of fruits preserved mostly by means of sugar and they are thickened or jellied to some extent. The Victorians adored sweets and ate far more fruit preserves than we do today. The nuts and preserved fruit were wrapped in a light and crisp crust, but it seemed a little too sweet after such a meaty main course. There's no better fruit preserve I know of - and you could be enjoying the very first jar just a few hours from now. noun prɪˈzəːvprəˈzərv 1mass noun A foodstuff made with fruit preserved in sugar, such as jam or marmalade. a jar of cherry preserve count noun home-made preserves Example sentencesExamples Fill a gift bag with a loaf of home-made bread, a jar of all-natural fruit preserves and some herbal tea. He has infused raw excitement and energy into golf, and elevated it from the clubby, elite preserve of conservative, white males to global popularity. After recently re-discovering the last two jars of her home-made preserve, Mrs Tomkins, 73, wanted to find out whether it was edible. Place in freezer. in a small mixing bowl, combine peach preserves and orange marmalade. What is it about a hot cup of coffee that begs for a pastry coated with chocolate or filled with fruit preserves? He then opened a jar of cherry preserve, spooned some out, and put it in his mouth. They need to be combined with sugar and made into some kind of preserve, like the traditional rowan jelly often served with roast venison, wood pigeon or wild duck. I was so enthusiastic, in fact, that upon leaving I decided to buy my own jars of praline spread and raspberry preserves. Seven Irish companies displayed a range of their products, including hand-made chocolates, chewing gum, preserves, sugar confectionery and potato snacks. Cook until tender; add the cherry preserves and cook for two minutes. On Thursday one mother arrived with a jar of a Russian fruit preserve that was her son's favourite food. Born in Dundee, Scotland, he was a member of the wealthy Keiller family, well known amongst other things for their marmalade and preserves. However, the preserve we now recognize as jam is a relatively modern descendant of all the rather solid fruit and sugar conserves, preserves, and marmalades of the 17th and 18th centuries. I feel hungry, so I make us fruit preserve sandwiches while she tells me about her mission. I used a homemade raspberry and red currant preserve from last summer - delicious! Synonyms jam, jelly, marmalade, conserve, confection North American dulce French confiture 2A sphere of activity regarded as being reserved for a particular person or group. the civil service became the preserve of the educated middle class Example sentencesExamples These are typical of the areas that were, until relatively recently, the preserve of specialist providers. Before long, an activity that had been the preserve of the fortunate few became a means of mass transit. Despite rumblings in the media that classical music is only the preserve of the middle-aged and middle-class, Classic FM has shown otherwise. His view is that the primary responsibility of governments is to implement justice, whereas charity is the preserve of individuals. Previously, this was the preserve of government officials only but Commissioner for Tourism Eva Cheng confirmed that the government was considering a public element. In American academia, the study of Islamic cultures in Africa has long been the preserve of specialists. They used to be the preserve of academics but now rare books are going online, says John Sutherland This book shows that science writing is by no means the preserve of specialists. Jordan's mineral projects have generally been the preserve of the major public companies. While women have traditionally been the cooks in homes, professional cooking, including the cooking done at royal courts and for marriages, used to be the preserve of male cooks. If we do none of those things, and leave rail fares to the pressures of the market, then trains will increasingly become the preserve of the rich. Cyberspace is no longer the preserve of English speakers. Straying into territory more usually the preserve of English or philosophy professors, they have decided that the problem with their work is not how it is done. New technology is available to all age groups, it is not the preserve of young people. It's putting tools that were once the preserve of Big Media into the hands of the many. With few around to own the enormous houses he created in Park Circus, the area became the preserve of lawyers, surveyors and other professionals who have their offices there. Since the arrival of the first video games in arcades and early home computers in the 1970s and 1980s, the pastime has been viewed as the preserve of teenage boys and young men who don't get out much. The types of activities that were previously the preserve of a crazy, zany, wacky few are moving mainstream; what started as a fad has become a phenomenon. This is a mainly male preserve and picnics flourish throughout the summer on match days. But some are beginning to participate in an activity once thought to be the preserve of technology geeks and political partisans. Synonyms domain, area, field, sphere, orbit, arena, realm, province, speciality, specialism, territory, department informal thing, turf, bailiwick 3North American A place where game is protected and kept for private hunting or shooting. Example sentencesExamples They seem to be alive and doing rather well in game preserves, zoos, theme parks, museums, books and television shows. Congress soon followed his lead, approving several refuges and game preserves in the early 1900s. Weardale was at this time a forested area that belonged to the Bishops of Durham, who used it as a hunting preserve. Farmer Dan Giles turned 2,000 of his 3,000 acres into a hunting preserve for deer, turkey and quail. A mile further down the street was the original boundary of the game preserve, marked off by an obsolete, broken down chainlink fence. Yet, the buzzard does not exist in such numbers for it to be a constant danger to the game preserves, and quite rightly it has been placed upon the list of protected birds. The bill would not apply to bird shooting preserves - only to operations offering the shooting of non-native big game mammals. Hunting preserves advertise in hunting magazines and on the internet. Their hunting grounds and game preserves are being disturbed and their food supply both diminished and rendered uncertain. Oyster beds where young oysters are matured are as carefully looked after today as are game preserves. Today, 20,000 acres of the base are used for recreation and as a game preserve. Here on this former hunting preserve, Galvez and her colleagues are carefully monitoring nests and patrolling against poachers. Mr. Cheney had previously come under criticism for a pheasant hunt in which he shot dozens of pen-raised birds on a hunting preserve near Pittsburgh. The landowner may feel a guilt of sorts when he converts the land into a hunting preserve. National forests present more challenges than do private game preserves. Synonyms sanctuary, reserve, reservation, game reserve Derivatives preservable adjective prɪˈzəːvəb(ə)lprəˈzərvəb(ə)l In addition to some nearly complete specimens, isolated fragments of nearly every preservable body part have been recovered. Example sentencesExamples Many nearly complete specimens have been collected, and nearly every preservable body part is represented. preserver noun prɪˈzəːvəprəˈzərvər It also explores his equally influential and perhaps more valuable labours as an advocate and preserver of the nation's architectural and religious heritage, through which he became one of the first stars of television. Example sentencesExamples Furthermore, where the Army has acted as a preserver, this has only been to preserve its own institutional interests. High in benzoic acid, which is a natural preservative, native American Indians taught pilgrims their uses as a preserver of winter foods and staple of flavourings and sauces for bland, run-down food stores. The panel ran around 75 minutes and was videotaped for posterity by a devoted preserver of comic history, Mike Catron. He said that the inventory would be a valuable asset to the county council as a developer and preserver. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'keep safe from harm'): from Old French preserver, from late Latin praeservare, from prae- 'before, in advance' + servare 'to keep'. conserve from Late Middle English: This comes via French from Latin conservare ‘to preserve’, the elements of which are con- ‘together’ and servare ‘to keep’. Conservatory (mid 16th century) was originally ‘something that preserves’, with the sense glass house dating from the mid 17th century. Other words from servare are preserve (Late Middle English) from prae ‘in advance’ and servare; observe (Late Middle English) with ob ‘toward’ with the sense ‘pay attention to’; and reserve (Middle English) ‘keep back’. Definition of preserve in US English: preserve verbprəˈzərvprəˈzərv [with object] 1Maintain (something) in its original or existing state. all records of the past were zealously preserved Example sentencesExamples In the past, he says, too much time and effort has been expended on maintaining and preserving bricks and mortar. The ticket income is far from enough for them to maintain and preserve the gardens. It is a time not only to preserve the existing buildings but enhance the character of Bradford and provide complementary new architecture. What about the reverse situation, where the public wants to preserve an existing building rather than require the inclusion of certain aesthetic features in new ones? The manner in which she looked after the roadside near her home was a credit to a woman who took tremendous pride and satisfaction in maintaining and preserving our environment. The place is immaculately preserved and frozen in time - somewhere in the early 20th century - and has been used as a film location. There is, however, enough money available to maintain and preserve the mill in good working order. With an already existing building the challenge is to personalize and humanize the existing spaces and to preserve those spaces that enhance community. You may, in the past, have preserved important letters - but how many emails from five years ago have you kept? Should we freeze the site to preserve it for the historical record? The 218 flats are arranged in three blocks, set back from the road to preserve an existing belt of trees and minimise noise disturbance. The record office provides a window on Wiltshire and Swindon's past by preserving many thousands of documents produced by individuals and organisations in their day-to-day lives down the centuries. After the Royal Wedding in 1981 I even preserved the commemoration milk bottle tops for posterity. Others have argued that an obsession with preserving the past leads to an inability to think in a broader economic context. The museum opened in 1983 to pay tribute to the commitment of past firefighters and to preserve historic artefacts. These monasteries preserved the cultural riches of Greece and Rome, as well as the growing wisdom accumulated by the Church herself. Limit your aerobic activity to three or four times a week, and not more than 40 minutes a session, if you want to preserve your existing muscle mass. That Act gave the Corporation orders to maintain, improve and preserve the port. But as the industrial towns doubled and redoubled in size, the need for action to provide open spaces and to preserve existing commons became obvious. New buildings should preserve the existing environment while applying the latest science and materials. Synonyms conserve, protect, maintain, care for, take care of, look after, save, safeguard, keep 1.1 Retain (a condition or state of affairs) a fight to preserve local democracy Example sentencesExamples One problem is that the system is geared toward preserving existing businesses while tying up new competitors with bureaucracy. Conquering new markets while preserving existing ones threatens brand loyalty. The Commissions' draft bill aims to preserve the existing level of consumer protection in a single, clear and accessible statute, with guidelines on how to decide whether a contract term is unfair. They walked away from the fight to preserve their purity. Clark's vision was of ‘an indestructible union of indestructible states’ that preserved the autonomy of local regional life. Radio New Zealand is about maintaining and preserving our culture, our nation, and our society. The 2001 Election preserved this state of affairs, and has probably made Labour's first two terms much easier. In this situation, it seems to me to be even more important to preserve the existing relationship between the stables and the surrounding agricultural land. His purpose in producing these was to preserve the existing structure of states in Germany and to confirm the security of Protestants in Germany. German aggression against Poland, the USSR, France, and Britain caused him to link the survival of democracy with preserving religious liberty. Apart from that, financial stability had been preserved and conditions for growth of 5.3 per cent in the coming year had been created. Even during the Civil War, when the Democrats were fighting to preserve slavery, limits were observed. The film will be a tribute dedicated to all American soldiers who have fought to preserve our freedoms and liberties here in America. Both men decided to use their position of power to stage a demonstration that stirred the intense passion of a large group of supporters and made them feel deeply invested in preserving the new state of affairs. Fortunately, the idea of doing everything possible to preserve existing jobs was rejected. I mean, historically, universities fought very hard to preserve their independence and autonomy. The countries are not necessarily members of the EU, but work together to promote the interests of journalists involved in European affairs as well as preserving the freedom of the press. Scots women fought to preserve personal freedom and equality. Existing rights are preserved by Section 55 (inserting Section 36A). Yet, as after the First World War, there were also strong forces at work to preserve traditions and existing interests. Synonyms continue, conserve, keep up, keep alive, keep going, maintain, continue with, uphold, sustain, prolong, perpetuate 1.2 Maintain or keep alive (a memory or quality) the film has preserved all the qualities of the novel Example sentencesExamples It is not just memory that he is preserving, it is the transcendent moments in which what has been lost is, if only for a moment, restored. This version is razor sharp, virtually flawless, preserving the film's extraordinary clarity and textured darkness. It is wonderful how Rose has developed this resource and has preserved the memory of these bygone days. Research has shown that minutes, hours or days after an experience, memory preserves a relatively detailed record, allowing us to reproduce the past with reasonable if not perfect accuracy. Studies into how our brains retain information show that memories are stored and preserved along with the context in which they are experienced. This marked the end of Diamant's short life with Kafka, but she would spend the rest of her days preserving his memory. Robert Clary, also a concentration camp survivor, talks about his work in preserving Holocaust memories during his commentary. The national monument is designed to resist age and to preserve the memory of its past, present, and future citizens. Language always helps its people to have a sense of continuity with their own past, the dreams and achievements of a people through history that have been preserved as memory. Even today it's still a shock to see the insignia on the headstones in this context - sixty years of war films have preserved its sense of menace. Brady, a Holocaust survivor, has become an international speaker dedicated to preserving the memory of his sister by sharing the incredible story behind Hana's Suitcase. How can western educators help preserve threatened languages? For Roach social memories are transmitted and preserved through bodily performances that accompany forms of travel, departure, and displacement. 1.3 Keep safe from harm or injury. a place for preserving endangered species Example sentencesExamples But McCormick knows he can't buy enough land to preserve all the critical species on earth. This supplements the 20,000 species already preserved on the site. But they also are charged with preserving native species within the boundaries of their parks and I guess they're pretty keen to look after purebred dingoes and not hybrids. The interesting economic questions concern the marginal value of biodiversity itself and the benefits of preserving a particular marginal species or community. Rwanda held a traditional naming ceremony for some of its rare mountain gorillas on Saturday in an effort to attract tourism and help to preserve one of the world's most endangered species. But the truth is, this area is designed more to preserve and display species than it is to educate people about them. These provisions can be applied to unlisted species to preserve particular national fauna. The critical factor in preserving plant species diversity will be developing public support for natural areas in parks. But cloning proponents counter that not taking action to preserve or restore species is also playing God. It revealed that courses are saving water, using less chemicals, and preserving more wildlife area. The fishermen along this coast believe that if their wives are faithful and perform the rituals, they will be preserved from harm. They form the Coorong National Park, an area of national significance, featuring on the Register of the National Estate as an area that must be preserved for all time. There is a strong possibility that cloning could be used to help preserve Australian mammals. The WWF scientist says the conservation record of the U.S. doesn't suggest it's a great place for preserving big, endangered mammals. To preserve Wadi Rum's pristine natural beauty, the Jordanian government has now thrown the protective screen of national park status around the entire area. For the first time, natural areas are being preserved in advance of development in a unique project unfolding on Canada's Arctic shores. Indeed, environmentally desirable goods sometimes clash one with another - measures to preserve one rare species might endanger another. Such would preserve the existing ecology and prevent further development of residences and/or services. Synonyms guard, protect, keep, defend, safeguard, secure, shelter, shield, screen, watch over 1.4 Treat or refrigerate (food) to prevent its decomposition or fermentation. Example sentencesExamples I am passionate about food, my particular interests in my pub being both traditional English fare and the methods used for preserving food and enhancing its flavour. It is used also in preserving food; pork or fish may be preserved in brine. European airlines are very particular about hygiene and insist that food be preserved in accordance with the cold chain method. The star rating indicates how cold the unit can be set and will indicate how long various foods can be preserved. Salting and smoking had long been known as methods for preserving foods over extended periods of time. Nearly all food can be preserved as we have noticed in the major retail shops which stock for instance imported bottled mango chunks all year round. Hurricane victims can use ice to refrigerate food, preserve medicine, and cool off in the summer heat. Before the turn of the twentieth century, food was preserved in the springhouse. So, in order to preserve the cake, they doused it in the food sterilizer of choice… brandy. Ways in which fresh food can be preserved for longer will also be examined during this experiment and, if successful, used on Earth. When I lived in California, land of eternal sunshine, preserving food by drying was virtually effortless. Stemming from the Latin word marinus, or marine, the word refers to the seawater used to preserve food before the advent of refrigeration. Systems of drying and preserving food were researched and refined. Even though sugar helps preserve jellies and jams, molds can grow on the surface of these products. This is even more true in the hot climate of South Asia, and salt is also vital for preserving food if you don't have refrigeration. Candied ginger is ANOTHER preserved food; it's what sushi-eaters developed in Japan to keep their sushi fragrant. Every cottager kept a pig, which was killed in autumn and preserved to provide food through winter. Cooks have been wielding spices for centuries, from preserving foods with them to masking smells and flavors in meats that were less than fresh. Her gifts of food were an expression of her love - whether she grew it, baked it, pickled or preserved it, we were all to share it. Women preserved as much food as possible during the summer. Synonyms conserve, bottle, tin, can, pot, chill, freeze, freeze-dry, quick-freeze, dry, desiccate, dehydrate 1.5 Prepare (fruit) for long-term storage by boiling it with sugar. she canned the vegetables and preserved the fruit from the garden Example sentencesExamples The nuts and preserved fruit were wrapped in a light and crisp crust, but it seemed a little too sweet after such a meaty main course. There's no better fruit preserve I know of - and you could be enjoying the very first jar just a few hours from now. The Victorians adored sweets and ate far more fruit preserves than we do today. They all consist of fruits preserved mostly by means of sugar and they are thickened or jellied to some extent. Often these fruits are preserved after the harvest, providing a constant supply of compote year round. 1.6 Keep (game or an area where game is found) undisturbed to allow private hunting or shooting. Example sentencesExamples It's my opinion that some of our public land should be preserved as game preserves. Persons found in pursuit of game in the preserved areas will be prosecuted. The intent was to redirect some of the hunters' energy from shooting game to caring for it, thereby preserving enough game to satisfy increasing numbers of hunters. Another point is that there is regional variation which we see as rather important, so, for example, you see that preserving game stock is different in different places. nounprəˈzərvprəˈzərv 1usually preservesFood made with fruit preserved in sugar, such as jam or marmalade. home-made preserves Example sentencesExamples Cook until tender; add the cherry preserves and cook for two minutes. Fill a gift bag with a loaf of home-made bread, a jar of all-natural fruit preserves and some herbal tea. He then opened a jar of cherry preserve, spooned some out, and put it in his mouth. What is it about a hot cup of coffee that begs for a pastry coated with chocolate or filled with fruit preserves? Place in freezer. in a small mixing bowl, combine peach preserves and orange marmalade. I was so enthusiastic, in fact, that upon leaving I decided to buy my own jars of praline spread and raspberry preserves. However, the preserve we now recognize as jam is a relatively modern descendant of all the rather solid fruit and sugar conserves, preserves, and marmalades of the 17th and 18th centuries. They need to be combined with sugar and made into some kind of preserve, like the traditional rowan jelly often served with roast venison, wood pigeon or wild duck. On Thursday one mother arrived with a jar of a Russian fruit preserve that was her son's favourite food. I used a homemade raspberry and red currant preserve from last summer - delicious! Seven Irish companies displayed a range of their products, including hand-made chocolates, chewing gum, preserves, sugar confectionery and potato snacks. Born in Dundee, Scotland, he was a member of the wealthy Keiller family, well known amongst other things for their marmalade and preserves. I feel hungry, so I make us fruit preserve sandwiches while she tells me about her mission. He has infused raw excitement and energy into golf, and elevated it from the clubby, elite preserve of conservative, white males to global popularity. After recently re-discovering the last two jars of her home-made preserve, Mrs Tomkins, 73, wanted to find out whether it was edible. Synonyms jam, jelly, marmalade, conserve, confection 2A sphere of activity regarded as being reserved for a particular person or group. the civil service became the preserve of the educated middle class Example sentencesExamples Straying into territory more usually the preserve of English or philosophy professors, they have decided that the problem with their work is not how it is done. While women have traditionally been the cooks in homes, professional cooking, including the cooking done at royal courts and for marriages, used to be the preserve of male cooks. His view is that the primary responsibility of governments is to implement justice, whereas charity is the preserve of individuals. The types of activities that were previously the preserve of a crazy, zany, wacky few are moving mainstream; what started as a fad has become a phenomenon. This book shows that science writing is by no means the preserve of specialists. They used to be the preserve of academics but now rare books are going online, says John Sutherland This is a mainly male preserve and picnics flourish throughout the summer on match days. Since the arrival of the first video games in arcades and early home computers in the 1970s and 1980s, the pastime has been viewed as the preserve of teenage boys and young men who don't get out much. But some are beginning to participate in an activity once thought to be the preserve of technology geeks and political partisans. In American academia, the study of Islamic cultures in Africa has long been the preserve of specialists. Despite rumblings in the media that classical music is only the preserve of the middle-aged and middle-class, Classic FM has shown otherwise. Previously, this was the preserve of government officials only but Commissioner for Tourism Eva Cheng confirmed that the government was considering a public element. Before long, an activity that had been the preserve of the fortunate few became a means of mass transit. If we do none of those things, and leave rail fares to the pressures of the market, then trains will increasingly become the preserve of the rich. It's putting tools that were once the preserve of Big Media into the hands of the many. New technology is available to all age groups, it is not the preserve of young people. With few around to own the enormous houses he created in Park Circus, the area became the preserve of lawyers, surveyors and other professionals who have their offices there. Cyberspace is no longer the preserve of English speakers. Jordan's mineral projects have generally been the preserve of the major public companies. These are typical of the areas that were, until relatively recently, the preserve of specialist providers. Synonyms domain, area, field, sphere, orbit, arena, realm, province, speciality, specialism, territory, department 3North American A place where game is protected and kept for private hunting or shooting. Example sentencesExamples National forests present more challenges than do private game preserves. Farmer Dan Giles turned 2,000 of his 3,000 acres into a hunting preserve for deer, turkey and quail. Mr. Cheney had previously come under criticism for a pheasant hunt in which he shot dozens of pen-raised birds on a hunting preserve near Pittsburgh. The landowner may feel a guilt of sorts when he converts the land into a hunting preserve. Hunting preserves advertise in hunting magazines and on the internet. Today, 20,000 acres of the base are used for recreation and as a game preserve. Their hunting grounds and game preserves are being disturbed and their food supply both diminished and rendered uncertain. Congress soon followed his lead, approving several refuges and game preserves in the early 1900s. Oyster beds where young oysters are matured are as carefully looked after today as are game preserves. They seem to be alive and doing rather well in game preserves, zoos, theme parks, museums, books and television shows. A mile further down the street was the original boundary of the game preserve, marked off by an obsolete, broken down chainlink fence. The bill would not apply to bird shooting preserves - only to operations offering the shooting of non-native big game mammals. Weardale was at this time a forested area that belonged to the Bishops of Durham, who used it as a hunting preserve. Here on this former hunting preserve, Galvez and her colleagues are carefully monitoring nests and patrolling against poachers. Yet, the buzzard does not exist in such numbers for it to be a constant danger to the game preserves, and quite rightly it has been placed upon the list of protected birds. Synonyms sanctuary, reserve, reservation, game reserve Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘keep safe from harm’): from Old French preserver, from late Latin praeservare, from prae- ‘before, in advance’ + servare ‘to keep’.
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