preserve

(prĭ-zûrv')

v., -served, -serv·ing, -serves.

v.tr.

1. To maintain in safety from injury, peril, or harm; protect.
2. To keep in perfect or unaltered condition; maintain unchanged.
3. To keep or maintain intact: tried to preserve family harmony. See synonyms at defend.
4. To prepare (food) for future use, as by canning or salting.
5. To prevent (organic bodies) from decaying or spoiling.
6. To keep or protect (game or fish) for one's private hunting or fishing.

v.intr.

1. To treat fruit or other foods so as to prevent decay.
2. To maintain a private area stocked with game or fish.

n.

1. Something that acts to preserve; a preservative.
2. Fruit cooked with sugar to protect against decay or fermentation. Often used in the plural.
3. An area maintained for the protection of wildlife or natural resources.
4. Something considered as being the exclusive province of certain persons: Ancient Greek is the preserve of scholars.

[Middle English preserven, from Old French preserver, from Medieval Latin praeservāre, from Late Latin, to observe beforehand : Latin prae-, pre- + Latin servāre, to guard, preserve.]

preservability pre·serv'a·bil'i·ty n.
preservable pre·serv'a·ble adj.
preservation pres'er·va'tion (prĕz'ər-vā'shən) n.
preserver pre·serv'er n.

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1. Fruit cooked with sugar and usually pectin, used as a spread for bread. Preserves differ from jam in that the fruit is left in medium to large chunks rather than being puréed. See also conserve jelly. 2. To prepare foods so that they can be kept for long periods of time without spoiling or deteriorating. Depending on the food and the length of time it's to be stored, preserving can be accomplished in a number of different ways including refrigeration, freezing, canning, salting, smoking, freeze-drying, dehydrating and pickling.

verb

1. To protect (an asset) from loss or destruction: conserve, husband, save. See keep/release.
2. To keep safe from danger, attack, or harm: defend, guard, protect, safeguard, secure, shield, ward. Archaic fend. See attack/defend.
3. To keep in a condition of good repair, efficiency, or use: keep up, maintain, sustain. See keep/release.
4. To prepare (food) for storage and future use: can, conserve, put up. See keep/release.

noun

Public land kept for a special purpose: reservation, reserve. See territory.

v

Definition: care for, maintain; continue
Antonyms: damage, destroy, hurt, neglect, ruin

IN BRIEF: To protect from harm or damage. Also: To prepare food for later use by canning, pickling or salting.

Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputations . . . can never effect a reform. — Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906)

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Home processing of food for safe non-refrigerated storage. The making of preserves is a process that has been in use for a long time. Food should be first packed in airtight glass containers with special rubber seals that provide for a vacuum seal in the container when proper procedures are maintained. The product should be cooked in a pressure cooker at 250°F to assure sterilization.

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1. of food by any means which will inhibit the growth of microorganisms. Includes salting, wet pickling, drying, cold storage, smoking, vacuum packing, heating, gamma-radiation.
2. preservation of specimens for teaching purposes.

For a list of words related to preserve, see:

• Cooking Techniques - preserve: (vb) prepare fruit or vegetable by cooking with sugar, pickling, or canning, so as to resist spoilage
• Hunting Practice and Techniques - preserve: area designated for maintenance of game for hunting

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bevare, konservere, opretholde, frede
v. intr. - konservere
n. - syltetøj, fiskedam

idioms:

• the preserve of    bevarelsen af
• well preserved    velkonserveret, som holder sig godt

Nederlands (Dutch)
behouden, conserveren, beschermen, goed houden, inmaken, jam, speciale wijn, reservaat, reservering

Français (French)
v. tr. - préserver, entretenir, maintenir (l'ordre), garder (le sens de l'humour), préserver/sauver la vie, (Culin) conserver (des aliments), faire de la confiture de (fruits)
v. intr. - (Culin) conserver (aliments), préserver/maintenir (aire de jeux, endroit réservé à la pêche)
n. - (Culin) conserve, confiture, (lit, fig) chasse gardée

idioms:

• the preserve of    les conserves de, la confiture de
• well preserved    bien préservé

Deutsch (German)
v. - behalten, erhalten, wahren, konservieren, schützen, aufrechterhalten, bewahren
n. - Eingemachtes, Konfitüre, Reservat, Bereich

idioms:

• the preserve of    Domäne
• well preserved    guterhalten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διατηρώ, συντηρώ, διασώζω, σώζω, διαφυλάσσω, προστατεύω, (προ)φυλάσσω
n. - φρούτα διατηρημένα σε μορφή κομπόστας ή μαρμελάδας, γλυκό του κουταλιού, καταφύγιο θηραμάτων, περιοχή όπου απαγορεύεται το κυνήγι

idioms:

• the preserve of    προσωπικός χώρος δράσης
• well preserved    καλοδιατηρημένος

Italiano (Italian)
conservare, mettere in conserva, proteggere

idioms:

• preserve of    conserva di, marmellata di

Português (Portuguese)
v. - preservar, conservar
n. - conserva/geléia (f)

idioms:

• preserve of    conserva/geléia de
• well preserved    bem conservado

Русский (Russian)
сохранять, консервировать, защищать, варенье, заповедник, предназначить узкому кругу

idioms:

• preserve of    заповедник, предназначено узкому кругу
• well preserved    хорошо сохранившийся

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - mantener, conservar, preservar, proteger, resguardar
v. intr. - mantener, conservar, preservar, proteger, resguardar
n. - conserva, confitura, coto

idioms:

• the preserve of    propiedad exclusiva de, de la reserva de
• well preserved    bien conservado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bevara, upprätthålla, konservera, vårda, fridlysa, stå sig
n. - (natur)reservat, konserverad frukt, privilegium

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
保存, 保藏, 保护, 防腐, 维护, 做蜜饯, 禁猎, 蜜饯, 禁猎地, 果酱

idioms:

• the preserve of    ...的独占领域
• well preserved    好好保持的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 保存, 保藏, 保護, 防腐, 維護
v. intr. - 做蜜餞, 禁獵
n. - 蜜餞, 禁獵地, 果醬

idioms:

• the preserve of    ...的獨占領域
• well preserved    好好保持的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 보존하다, 유지하다
v. intr. - 보존식품으로 하다
n. - 보존식품, 설탕절임

idioms:

• the preserve of    ~일에 참가하고 있는 유일한 사람
• well preserved    나이에 비해 늙은 티가 안 나는

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 保護する, 保存する, 保つ, 保蔵する, 貯蔵する, 心に留める, 保存食品にする, 維持する
n. - 保存食品, 禁猟地, 領分, 遮光めがね

idioms:

• preserve of    保存する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحفظ, يحمي, يخلل, يسكر (الاسم) منطقه محظورة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שמר, הגן על, שימר, כבש, הנציח‬
v. intr. - ‮שימר‬
n. - ‮שמורת חיות או דגים, תחום פרטי, שימורים (ברבים), ריבה (ברבים)‬

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