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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Protonotary :: Protonotary (n.) Formerly, one who had the charge of writing the acts of the martyrs, and the circumstances of their death; now, one of twelve persons, constituting a college in the Roman Curia, whose office is to register pontifical acts and to make and preserve the official record of beatifications..
Desiccator :: Desiccator (n.) A short glass jar fitted with an air-tight cover, and containing some desiccating agent, as sulphuric acid or calcium chloride, above which is suspended the material to be dried, or preserved from moisture..
Prophylactic :: Prophylactic (n.) A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.
Conserve :: Conserve (v. t.) To keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to preserve; to protect.
Conservatrix :: Conservatrix (n.) A woman who preserves from loss, injury, etc..
Condite :: Condite (a.) Preserved; pickled.
Jacket :: "Jacket (n.) A garment resembling a waistcoat lined with cork, to serve as a life preserver; -- called also cork jacket..
Equilibrium :: Equilibrium (n.) A level position; a just poise or balance in respect to an object, so that it remains firm; equipoise; as, to preserve the equilibrium of the body..
Well :: Well (v. i.) An inclosure in the middle of a vessel's hold, around the pumps, from the bottom to the lower deck, to preserve the pumps from damage and facilitate their inspection..
Continue :: Continue (v. t.) To protract or extend in duration; to preserve or persist in; to cease not.
Conservatory :: Conservatory (n.) A public place of instruction, designed to preserve and perfect the knowledge of some branch of science or art, esp. music..
Protection :: Protection (n.) That which protects or preserves from injury; a defense; a shield; a refuge.
Succedane :: Succade (n.) Sweetmeats, or preserves in sugar, whether fruit, vegetables, or confections..
Stillstand :: Stillroom (n.) An apartment in a house where liquors, preserves, and the like, are kept..
Preserve :: Preserve (v. i.) To make preserves.
Preservative :: Preservative (n.) That which preserves, or has the power of preserving; a presevative agent..
Lobby :: Lobby (n.) A passage or hall of communication, especially when large enough to serve also as a waiting room. It differs from an antechamber in that a lobby communicates between several rooms, an antechamber to one only; but this distinction is not carefully preserved..
Comfit :: Comfit (n.) A dry sweetmeat; any kind of fruit, root, or seed preserved with sugar and dried; a confection..
Smoker :: Smoker (n.) One who dries or preserves by smoke.
Tombstone :: Tombstone (n.) A stone erected over a grave, to preserve the memory of the deceased..
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