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• Preserve — Pre*serve , v. t. [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;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• preserve — I n. 1) a forest; game, wild life preserve 2) (BE) see preserves II v. 1) (D; tr.) to preserve against, from (to preserve the environment from the ravages of pollution) 2) (D; tr.) to preserve for (to preserve a tradition for coming generations)… …   Combinatory dictionary

• preserve — [c]/prəˈzɜv / (say pruh zerv) verb (preserved, preserving) –verb (t) 1. to keep alive or in existence; make lasting. 2. to keep safe from harm or injury; save. 3. to keep up; maintain. 4. to keep possession of; retain: to preserve one s composure …  

• preserve — 01. People who immigrate to England usually try to [preserve] a part of their traditional culture. 02. The [preservation] of natural areas as park lands is important for future generations. 03. I never buy this brand of bread; it s full of… …   Grammatical examples in English

• preserve — [14] The serve of preserve comes from Latin servāre ‘keep safe’ (no relation to servīre ‘serve’, but source also of English conserve, observe, and reserve). Combination with prae ‘before’ produced medieval Latin praeservāre ‘guard beforehand,… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• preserve — [14] The serve of preserve comes from Latin servāre ‘keep safe’ (no relation to servīre ‘serve’, but source also of English conserve, observe, and reserve). Combination with prae ‘before’ produced medieval Latin praeservāre ‘guard beforehand,… …   Word origins

• preserve — pre·serve /pri zərv/ vt pre·served, pre·serv·ing 1: to keep safe from injury, harm, or destruction expenses necessary to preserve the property 2 a: to keep valid, intact, or in existence (as pending a proceeding) the right of a trial by jury… …   Law dictionary

• preserve — [prē zʉrv′, prizʉrv′] vt. preserved, preserving [ME preserven < MFr preserver < ML praeservare, to preserve, protect < LL, to observe beforehand < L prae , PRE + servare: see OBSERVE] 1. to keep from harm, damage, danger, evil, etc.;… …   English World dictionary

• preserve — ► VERB 1) maintain in its original or existing state. 2) keep safe from harm or injury. 3) keep alive (a memory or quality). 4) treat (food) to prevent its decomposition. 5) prepare (fruit) for long term storage by boiling it with sugar. ► NOUN… …   English terms dictionary

• To preserve game — Preserve Pre*serve , v. t. [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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• preserve — pre|serve1 W3 [prıˈzə:v US ə:rv] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: préserver, from Late Latin praeservare, from Latin servare to keep, guard, watch ] 1.) to save something or someone from being harmed or destroyed →↑preservation ▪ We must …   Dictionary of contemporary English