Preserve

·vi To make preserves.

II. Preserve ·vi To protect game for purposes of sport.

III. Preserve ·noun A place in which game, fish, ·etc., are preserved for purposes of sport, or for food.

IV. Preserve ·vt To maintain throughout; to keep intact; as, to preserve appearances; to preserve silence.

V. Preserve ·vt To keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or defend from evil, harm, danger, ·etc.; to Protect.

VI. Preserve ·noun That which is preserved; fruit, ·etc., seasoned and kept by suitable preparation; ·esp., fruit cooked with sugar;

— commonly in the plural.

VII. Preserve ·vt 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.