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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Preserve \Pre*serve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preserved}; p. pr &
vb n. {Preserving}.] [F. pr['e]server, from L. prae before +
servare to save, preserve; cf L. praeservare to observe
beforehand. See {Serve}.]
1. To keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or
defend from evil, harm, danger, etc.; to protect.
O Lord, thou preserved man and beast. --Ps. xxxvi
6.
Now good angels preserve the king. --Shak.
2. 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.
You can not preserve it from tainting. --Shak.
3. To maintain throughout; to keep intact; as to preserve
appearances; to preserve silence.
{To preserve game}, to protect it from extermination.
Syn: To keep save; secure; uphold; sustain; defend; spare;
protect; guard; shield. See {Keep}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
preserving
adj : saving from harm or loss "serves a conserving function"
[syn: {conserving}]
n : the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
[syn: {preservation}, {saving}]
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