preserve

Noun
  1. A domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone (synset 114539065)
    "medicine is no longer a male preserve"
    is a type of: area, arena, domain, field, orbit, sphere - a particular environment or walk of life
  2. A reservation where animals are protected (synset 108604994)
    is a type of: reservation, reserve - a district that is reserved for particular purpose
    subtypes: shooting preserve - a preserve on which hunting is permitted during certain months of the year
  3. Fruit preserved by cooking with sugar (synset 107658080)
    is a type of: confiture - preserved or candied fruit
    subtypes:
    • apple butter - thick dark spicy puree of apples
    • chowchow - a Chinese preserve of mixed fruits and ginger
    • jam - preserve of crushed fruit
    • lemon cheese, lemon curd - a conserve with a thick consistency; made with lemons and butter and eggs and sugar
    • jelly - a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit
    • marmalade - a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits
    same as: conserve, conserves, preserves
Verb
  1. Keep or maintain in unaltered condition;
    Cause to remain or last (synset 202685709)
    "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"
    is a type of: hold, keep, maintain - cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., `keep clean'
    subtypes:
    same as: bear on, carry on, continue, uphold
    verb group:
  2. Keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction (synset 202284977)
    "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"
    is a type of: keep - look after; be the keeper of; have charge of
    subtypes:
    • embalm - preserve a dead body
    • plastinate - preserve (tissue) with plastics, as for teaching and research purposes
    • hold the line - hold the line on prices; keep the price of something constant
    same as: conserve, keep up, maintain
  3. To keep up and reserve for personal or special use (synset 202230274)
    "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"
    is a type of: hold on, keep - retain possession of
    subtypes:
    same as: save
  4. Prevent (food) from rotting (synset 200212840)
    "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"
    is a type of: cook, fix, make, prepare, ready - prepare for eating by applying heat
    subtypes:
    • freeze-dry - preserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum
    • conserve - preserve with sugar
    • dehydrate, desiccate - preserve by removing all water and liquids from
    • pickle - preserve in a pickling liquid
    • salt - preserve with salt
    • can, put up, tin - preserve in a can or tin
    • refrigerate - preserve by chilling
    • cure - prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve
    • corn - preserve with salt
    same as: keep
    verb group: keep, stay fresh - fail to spoil or rot
  5. Maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger (synset 202738997)
    "May God keep you"
    is a type of: protect - shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
    same as: keep
    verb group: keep - look after; be the keeper of; have charge of
  6. Keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing (synset 202688596)
    "preserve the forest and the lakes"
    is a type of: hold, keep, maintain - cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., `keep clean'

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