preserves

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.

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[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.]

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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.

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Noun

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preserves - fruit preserved by cooking with sugarconserve, conserves, preserveconfiture - preserved or candied fruitapple butter - thick dark spicy puree of appleschowchow - a Chinese preserve of mixed fruits and gingerjam - preserve of crushed fruitlemon cheese, lemon curd - a conserve with a thick consistency; made with lemons and butter and eggs and sugarjelly - a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruitmarmalade - a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits

Translations

conserve