Preserve |
To keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or defend from evil, harm, danger, etc.; to protect. |
v. t. |
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Preserve |
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. |
v. t. |
Preserve |
To maintain throughout; to keep intact; as, to preserve appearances; to preserve silence. |
v. t. |
Preserve |
To make preserves. |
v. i. |
Preserve |
To protect game for purposes of sport. |
v. i. |
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