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preserve [ pre·serve ]
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1. Maintain (something) in its original or existing state.
all records of the past were zealously preserved
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2. Retain (a condition or state of affairs)
a fight to preserve local democracy
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3. Maintain or keep alive (a memory or quality)
How can western educators help preserve threatened languages?
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4. Keep safe from harm or injury.
a place for preserving endangered species
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5. Keep (game or an area where game is found) undisturbed to allow private hunting or shooting.
It's my opinion that some of our public land should be preserved as game preserves.
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6. Treat (food) to prevent its decomposition.
Women preserved as much food as possible during the summer.
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7. Prepare (fruit) for long-term storage by boiling it with sugar.
she canned the vegetables and preserved the fruit from the garden
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Noun
1. A foodstuff made with fruit preserved in sugar, such as jam or marmalade.
a jar of cherry preserve
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2. A sphere of activity regarded as being reserved for a particular person or group.
the civil service became the preserve of the educated middle class
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3. A place where game is protected and kept for private hunting or shooting.
National forests present more challenges than do private game preserves.
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Origin
1. 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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