Definition of preserve

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Preserve (v. t.) 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..

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Relic :: Relic (n.) Hence, a memorial; anything preserved in remembrance; as, relics of youthful days or friendships..
Memory :: Memory (n.) Something, or an aggregate of things, remembered; hence, character, conduct, etc., as preserved in remembrance, history, or tradition; posthumous fame; as, the war became only a memory..
Enshrine :: Enshrine (v. t.) To inclose in a shrine or chest; hence, to preserve or cherish as something sacred; as, to enshrine something in memory..
Protect :: Protect (v. t.) To cover or shield from danger or injury; to defend; to guard; to preserve in safety; as, a father protects his children..
Keep :: Keep (v. t.) To preserve from danger, harm, or loss; to guard..
Salvatory :: Salvatory (n.) A place where things are preserved; a repository.
Smoker :: Smoker (n.) One who dries or preserves by smoke.
Antidote :: Antidote (v. t.) To fortify or preserve by an antidote.
Gamekeeper :: Gamekeeper (n.) One who has the care of game, especially in a park or preserve..
Pitch :: Pitch (n.) A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of ships; also in coating rope, canvas, wood, ironwork, etc., to preserve them..
Shrub :: Shrub (n.) A liquor composed of vegetable acid, especially lemon juice, and sugar, with spirit to preserve it..
Can :: Can (v. t.) To preserve by putting in sealed can.
Tombstone :: Tombstone (n.) A stone erected over a grave, to preserve the memory of the deceased..
Sweetmeat :: Sweetmeat (n.) Fruit preserved with sugar, as peaches, pears, melons, nuts, orange peel, etc.; -- usually in the plural; a confect; a confection..
Xenelasia :: Xenelasia (n.) A Spartan institution which prohibited strangers from residing in Sparta without permission, its object probably being to preserve the national simplicity of manners..
Desiccate :: Desiccate (v. t.) To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by drying; as, to desiccate fish or fruit..
Keeper :: Keeper (n.) One who has the care, custody, or superintendence of anything; as, the keeper of a park, a pound, of sheep, of a gate, etc. ; the keeper of attached property; hence, one who saves from harm; a defender; a preserver..
Pickled :: Pickled (a.) Preserved in a pickle.
Servable :: Servable (a.) Capable of being preserved.
Remember :: Remember (v. t.) To be capable of recalling when required; to keep in mind; to be continually aware or thoughtful of; to preserve fresh in the memory; to attend to; to think of with gratitude, affection, respect, or any other emotion..
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