preserve
verb
[ prɪˈzəːv ]
• maintain (something) in its original or existing state.
• "all records of the past were zealously preserved"
• treat (food) to prevent its decomposition.
• "freezing and canning can be reliable methods of preserving foods"
Similar:
conserve,
bottle,
tin,
can,
pot,
chill,
freeze,
freeze-dry,
quick-freeze,
dry,
desiccate,
dehydrate,
cure,
smoke,
kipper,
salt,
pickle,
marinate,
souse,
corn,
jelly,
candy,
embalm,
mummify,
preserve
noun
• a foodstuff made with fruit preserved in sugar, such as jam or marmalade.
• "a jar of cherry preserve"
• a sphere of activity regarded as being reserved for a particular person or group.
• "the civil service became the preserve of the educated middle class"
Similar:
domain,
area,
field,
sphere,
orbit,
arena,
realm,
province,
speciality,
specialism,
territory,
department,
thing,
turf,
bailiwick,
• a place where game is protected and kept for private hunting or shooting.
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘keep safe from harm’): from Old French preserver, from late Latin praeservare, from prae- ‘before, in advance’ + servare ‘to keep’.
