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preserved
pre·serve P0539300 (prĭ-zûrv′)v. pre·served, pre·serv·ing, pre·serves v.tr.1. To keep from injury, peril, or harm; protect. See Synonyms at defend.2. To keep in perfect or unaltered condition; maintain unchanged: fossils preserved in sediments; a film preserved in the archives.3. To keep or maintain intact: tried to preserve family harmony.4. To prepare (food) for storage or future use, as by canning or salting.5. To prevent (organic bodies) from decaying or spoiling: preserved the specimen in a chemical solution.6. a. To protect (wildlife or natural resources) in a designated area, often for regulated hunting or fishing.b. To maintain (an area) for the protection of wildlife or natural resources.v.intr.1. To treat fruit or other foods so as to prevent decay.2. To maintain an area for the protection of wildlife or natural resources.n.1. Something that acts to preserve; a preservative.2. often preserves Fruit cooked with sugar to protect against decay or fermentation.3. An area maintained for the protection of wildlife or natural resources.4. Something considered as being the exclusive province of certain persons: Ancient Greek is the preserve of scholars.
[Middle English preserven, from Old French preserver, from Medieval Latin praeservāre, from Late Latin, to observe beforehand : Latin prae-, pre- + Latin servāre, to guard, preserve; see ser- in Indo-European roots.]
pre·serv′a·bil′i·ty n.pre·serv′a·ble adj.pres′er·va′tion (prĕz′ər-vā′shən) n.pre·serv′er n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | preserved - prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future usefresh - not canned or otherwise preserved; "fresh vegetables" | | 2. | preserved - kept intact or in a particular conditiondestroyed - spoiled or ruined or demolished; "war left many cities destroyed"; "Alzheimer's is responsible for her destroyed mind" |
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preserved
preserveddated slang Drunk. Based on the use of alcohol in preserving meat and vegetables. A: "Where's Bill?" B: "Oh, he spends most days getting preserved in the bar down the street." I was pretty preserved after all those shots they kept buying me last night.See also: preservepreserved mod. alcohol intoxicated. (see also pickled.) He drank a quart of vodka and is totally preserved. See also: preserveEncyclopediaSeepreserveLegalSeePreservationpreserved
Antonyms for preservedadj prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future useAntonymsadj kept intact or in a particular conditionAntonyms |