preserve

1. v. t. To keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or defend from evil, harm, danger, etc.; to protect. Source: opted

2. v. t. 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. Source: opted

3. v. t. To maintain throughout; to keep intact; as, to preserve appearances; to preserve silence. Source: opted

4. v. i. To make preserves. Source: opted

5. v. i. To protect game for purposes of sport. Source: opted

6. n. That which is preserved; fruit, etc., seasoned and kept by suitable preparation; esp., fruit cooked with sugar; -- commonly in the plural. Source: opted

7. n. A place in which game, fish, etc., are preserved for purposes of sport, or for food. Source: opted

8. n. a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone Source: wordnet

9. n. a reservation where animals are protected Source: wordnet

10. n. fruit preserved by cooking with sugar Source: wordnet

11. v. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last Source: wordnet

12. v. keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction Source: wordnet

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