Preserve (Verb)
Meaning 1
Prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 2
Keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing; "preserve the forest and the lakes".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 3
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".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 4
Maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; "May God keep you".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 5
To keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 6
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".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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- Re-start
- Resume
- Mummify
- Sustain
- Perpetuate
- Persevere
- Restart
- Hang On
- Keep Up
- Persist
- Hang In
- Prolong