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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pre•serve /prɪˈzɜrv/USA pronunciation v., -served, -serv•ing, n. v. [~ + object] - to keep (something) alive or in existence;
make (something) lasting;
protect:to preserve our liberties. - to keep up;
maintain;
take action to prevent decay:to preserve historical monuments. - to keep possession of;
keep;
retain:He managed to preserve his composure during the debates. - to prepare (food) so as to prevent or slow down its decay:preserving meat.
- to prepare (fruit, etc.) by cooking with sugar, etc.
- to maintain and protect (game, etc.) for continued survival or for private use, as in hunting or fishing.
n. [countable] - something that preserves.
- that which is preserved.
- FoodUsually, preserves. [plural] fruit prepared by cooking with sugar.
- a place set apart for protection of game or fish, esp. for sport:a forest preserve.
- something looked on as belonging to a particular person or group of people only:She was running for the Senate to prove that politics was no longer just a male preserve.
pre•serv•er, n. [countable]See -serv-2. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pre•serve (pri zûrv′),USA pronunciation v., -served, -serv•ing, n. v.t. - to keep alive or in existence; make lasting:to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- to keep safe from harm or injury;
protect or spare. - to keep up;
maintain:to preserve historical monuments. - to keep possession of;
retain:to preserve one's composure. - to prepare (food or any perishable substance) so as to resist decomposition or fermentation.
- to prepare (fruit, vegetables, etc.) by cooking with sugar, pickling, canning, or the like.
- to maintain and reserve (game, fish, etc.) for continued survival or for private use, as in hunting or fishing.
v.i. - to preserve fruit, vegetables, etc.;
make preserves. - to maintain a preserve for game or fish, esp. for sport.
n. - something that preserves.
- that which is preserved.
- FoodUsually, preserves. fruit, vegetables, etc., prepared by cooking with sugar.
- a place set apart for protection and propagation of game or fish, esp. for sport.
- Medieval Latin praeservāre to guard (Late Latin: to observe), equivalent. to Latin prae- pre- + servāre to watch over, keep, preserve, observe
- Middle English preserven 1325–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged conserve.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged safeguard, shelter, shield. See defend.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged continue, uphold, sustain.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged destroy.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: preserve /prɪˈzɜːv/ vb (mainly tr)- to keep safe from danger or harm; protect
- to protect from decay or dissolution; maintain: to preserve old buildings
- to maintain possession of; keep up: to preserve a façade of indifference
- to prevent from decomposition or chemical change
- to prepare (food), as by freezing, drying, or salting, so that it will resist decomposition
- to make preserves of (fruit, etc)
- to rear and protect (game) in restricted places for hunting or fishing
- (intransitive) to maintain protection and favourable conditions for game in preserves
n - something that preserves or is preserved
- a special area or domain: archaeology is the preserve of specialists
- (usually plural) fruit, etc, prepared by cooking with sugar
- areas where game is reared for private hunting or fishing
Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French, from Late Latin praeservāre literally: to keep safe in advance, from Latin prae- before + servāre to keep safepreˈservable adj preservation /ˌprɛzəˈveɪʃən/ n preˈserver n |