Preserve Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
WEB1. : to keep safe from injury, harm, or destruction : protect. 2. a. : to keep alive, intact, or free from decay. b. : maintain. 3. a. : to keep or save from decomposition. b. : to can, pickle, or similarly prepare for future use. 4. : to keep up and reserve for personal or special use. intransitive verb. 1. : to make preserves.
PRESERVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
WEBto keep something as it is, especially in order to prevent it from decaying or being damaged or destroyed: to preserve the environment. We want to preserve the character of the …
Preserve - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
WEBDefinitions of preserve. verb. keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction. “We preserve these archeological findings”. synonyms: conserve, keep up, maintain. see more. verb. maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger. synonyms: keep.
PRESERVE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
WEBto keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens. Synonyms: conserve. Antonyms: destroy. to keep safe from harm or injury; protect or …
PRESERVE definition in American English | Collins English …
WEB1 day ago · preserve in American English. (priˈzɜrv ; prɪˈzɜrv ) verb transitive Word forms: preˈserved or preˈserving. 1. to keep from harm, damage, danger, evil, etc.; protect; save. 2. to keep from spoiling or rotting. 3. to prepare (food), …
preserve verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage …
WEBto prevent something, especially food, from decaying (= being destroyed by natural processes) by treating it in a particular way. preserve something Wax polish preserves wood and leather. preserved lemons. preserve …
PRESERVE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
WEBto keep something the same or prevent it from being damaged or destroyed: to preserve peace. to preserve the environment. preserve verb [T] (TREAT) to add substances to …
preserve noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage …
WEBpreserve. noun. /prɪˈzɜːv/. /prɪˈzɜːrv/. [singular] preserve (of somebody) an activity, a job, an interest, etc. that is thought to be suitable for one particular person or group of people. Football is no longer the preserve of men. I began my career in the days when nursing was a female preserve.
preserve verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage …
WEBpreserve somebody/something (from something) to keep someone or something alive, or safe from harm or danger synonym save The society was set up to preserve endangered species from extinction. compare conserve. See preserve in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: preserve.
Preserve Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
WEBBritannica Dictionary definition of PRESERVE. [+ object] 1. : to keep (something) in its original state or in good condition. The committee is in charge of preserving [= maintaining] the city's historical buildings. The fossil was well preserved. 2. : to keep (something) safe from harm or loss : protect.
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