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preserve

noun
  1. fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
    conserve
  2. a reservation where animals are protected
  3. a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone
    “medicine is no longer a male preserve”
verb
  1. prevent (food) from rotting
    “preserved meats”
    keep
  2. to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
    save
  3. keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
    “We preserve these archeological findings”
    conserve
  4. keep or maintain in unaltered condition
    continuecarry onuphold
  5. keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing
    “preserve the forest and the lakes”
  6. maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
    keep