1. [n]  fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
2. [n]  a reservation where animals are protected
3. [n]  a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone; "medicine is no longer a male preserve"
4. [v]  prevent from rotting, as of foods; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"
5. [v]  to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"
6. [v]  keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"
7. [v]  keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"
8. [v]  keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing; "preserve the forest and the lakes"
9. [v]  maintain in safety form injury, harm, or danger; "May God keep you"

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1. \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; to guard or
      defend from evil, harm, danger, etc.; to protect.
            O Lord, thou preserved man and beast. --Ps. xxxvi.
                                                  6.
            Now, good angels preserve the king.   --Shak.
   2. 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.
            You can not preserve it from tainting. --Shak.
   3. To maintain throughout; to keep intact; as, to preserve
      appearances; to preserve silence.
   {To preserve game}, to protect it from extermination.
   Syn: To keep; save; secure; uphold; sustain; defend; spare;
        protect; guard; shield. See {Keep}.
   

2. \Pre*serve"\, v. i.
   1. To make preserves. --Shak.
   2. To protect game for purposes of sport.
   

3. \Pre*serve"\, n.
   1. That which is preserved; fruit, etc., seasoned and kept by
      suitable preparation; esp., fruit cooked with sugar; --
      commonly in the plural.
   2. A place in which game, fish, etc., are preserved for
      purposes of sport, or for food.