preserve

Meaning

Noun

1. A sweet spread made of any of a variety of fruits.
2. A reservation, a nature preserve.
3. An activity with restricted access.

Verb

1. To protect; to keep from harm or injury.
2. 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.
3. To maintain throughout; to keep intact.

Concepts

preserve

keep

maintain

protect

conserve

save

guard

retain

defend

safeguard

reserve

sustain

keep up

hold

look after

uphold

store

jam

Cun

shield

take care of

support

watch over

pickle

can

continue

cure

care

nature reserve

back up

hold up

prop up

escort

shelter

preserves

cherish

back

cache

watch

game reserve

husband

bolster

support life

condense

dehydrate

dry

harden

embalm

salt

sanctuary

pot

bear on

carry on

conserves

tend

spare

harbour

retention

keep safely

care for

jelly

withhold

mind

go on

countenance

espouse

proceed with

second

stand by

cover

put up

keep alive

be durable

endure

keep well

last

wear well

soak in

renew

repair

mummify

green

park

marinate

souse

mothball

secure

help

reserved huntingground

do

indemnify

govern

put away

have by one

keep in good

keep in good repair

care for and display

do a conservator’s work

supervise

cushion

harbor

save area

holdfast

holding

allocate

conservation

continue to have

observe

candy

deposit

deliver

educate

raise

tin

area

areola

bailiwick

confines

department

field

game

line

metier

orbit

realm

sphere

subject area

vocation

appease

calm

calm down

mollify

pacify

quiet

sedate

soothe

tranquilize

tranquillise

tranquillize

hold over

lay away

perpetuate

look out

patronage

ward

associated state

adjust

escape

remember

wildlife preserve

leave

monitor

guard defend

íz

national park

remain

safekeeping

rescue

reservation

marmalade

marmelade

persist

resume

look carefully

take care

store away

hang onto

decay

loss

stay

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹəˈzɜːv/

Etymology

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”).