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- pronunciation:
- prih
zuhrv
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
preserves, preserving, preserved |
| definition 1: |
to protect from injury, harm, or mishap.
Using this polish will help preserve the wood.She prayed that the children would be preserved from harm.- synonyms:
- protect, save
- similar words:
- conserve, defend, guard, hold, safeguard, secure
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| definition 2: |
to keep safe from loss.
We don't know how many endangered species can be preserved.Will the court preserve my right to dissent?
- synonyms:
- safeguard
- antonyms:
- scrap
- similar words:
- capture, conserve, defend, guard, hold, protect, retain, uphold
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| definition 3: |
to maintain in a relatively unchanged condition, esp. historic buildings or wildlife environments.
They're doing what they can to preserve the animal's habitat.- synonyms:
- maintain
- antonyms:
- alter
- similar words:
- conserve, keep, save
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| definition 4: |
to prepare (food) so that it can be kept for a long period of time.
They often preserved meat by preparing it with salt and smoking it.- synonyms:
- cure
- similar words:
- can, corn, dry, jerk, pickle, salt, smoke
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| definition 5: |
to prevent decay in (a non-living body or plant).
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| related words: |
bottle, maintain, mind, own, process, store, sustain |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to treat fruit or vegetables so as to retard spoilage.
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
(usu. pl.) fruit or vegetables that are preserved in sugar.
She opened a jar of strawberry preserves and spread some on her bread.- synonyms:
- conserves, jam
- similar words:
- jelly, marmalade, sanctuary
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| definition 2: |
an area set aside for the protection and propagation of fish, animals, or plant life; nature preserve.
They established a new preserve in the wetlands in hope of reviving certain amphibian species.
- synonyms:
- reserve
- similar words:
- national park, park, refuge, sanctuary
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| related words: |
conserve |
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| derivations: |
preservable (adj.), preservation (n.), preserver (n.) |
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