From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Preserve \Pre*serve"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Preserved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Preserving}.] [F. pr['e]server, from L. prae before + servare to save, preserve; cf. L. praeservare to observe beforehand. See {Serve}.]
1. To keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or defend from evil, harm, danger, etc.; to protect.
O Lord, thou preserved man and beast. --Ps. xxxvi. 6.
Now, good angels preserve the king. --Shak.
2. To save from decay by the use of some preservative substance, as sugar, salt, etc.; to season and prepare for remaining in a good state, as fruits, meat, etc.; as, to preserve peaches or grapes.
You can not preserve it from tainting. --Shak.
3. To maintain throughout; to keep intact; as, to preserve appearances; to preserve silence.
{To preserve game}, to protect it from extermination.
Syn: To keep; save; secure; uphold; sustain; defend; spare; protect; guard; shield. See {Keep}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use [ant: {fresh}]
2: kept intact or in a particular condition [ant: {destroyed}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
18 Moby Thesaurus words for "preserved": conserved, held, held back, held in reserve, intact, kept, protected, put by, reserved, retained, saved, spare, spared, undamaged, unspoiled, untainted, well-conserved, withheld
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