Dictionary entry details
• PRESERVE (noun)
Meaning:
A domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Context example:
medicine is no longer a male preserve
Hypernyms ("preserve" is a kind of...):
area; arena; domain; field; orbit; sphere (a particular environment or walk of life)
Meaning:
A reservation where animals are protected
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("preserve" is a kind of...):
reservation; reserve (a district that is reserved for particular purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "preserve"):
shooting preserve (a preserve on which hunting is permitted during certain months of the year)
Meaning:
Fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
conserve; conserves; preserves; preserve
Hypernyms ("preserve" is a kind of...):
confiture (preserved or candied fruit)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "preserve"):
apple butter (thick dark spicy puree of apples)
marmalade (a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits)
jelly (a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit)
lemon cheese; lemon curd (a conserve with a thick consistency; made with lemons and butter and eggs and sugar)
jam (preserve of crushed fruit)
chowchow (a Chinese preserve of mixed fruits and ginger)
• PRESERVE (verb)
Meaning:
Keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
preserve; uphold; carry on; continue; bear on
Context examples:
preserve the peace in the family / continue the family tradition / Carry on the old traditions
Hypernyms (to "preserve" is one way to...):
hold; keep; maintain (keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "preserve"):
re-start; restart; resume (take up or begin anew)
hang in; hang on; hold on; persevere; persist (be persistent, refuse to stop)
perpetuate (cause to continue or prevail)
keep up; prolong; sustain (lengthen or extend in duration or space)
mummify (preserve while making lifeless)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
conserve; preserve; maintain; keep up
Context examples:
We preserve these archeological findings / The old lady could not keep up the building / children must be taught to conserve our national heritage / The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts
Hypernyms (to "preserve" is one way to...):
keep (look after; be the keeper of; have charge of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "preserve"):
hold the line (hold the line on prices; keep the price of something constant)
plastinate (preserve (tissue) with plastics, as for teaching an research purposes)
embalm (preserve a dead body)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
To keep up and reserve for personal or special use
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
save; preserve
Context example:
She saved the old family photographs in a drawer
Hypernyms (to "preserve" is one way to...):
hold on; keep (retain possession of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "preserve"):
enter; put down; record (make a record of; set down in permanent form)
conserve; economise; economize; husband (use cautiously and frugally)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue preserve the movie
Meaning:
Prevent (food) from rotting
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
preserve; keep
Context examples:
preserved meats / keep potatoes fresh
Hypernyms (to "preserve" is one way to...):
cook; fix; make; prepare; ready (prepare for eating by applying heat)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "preserve"):
corn (preserve with salt)
cure (prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve)
refrigerate (preserve by chilling)
can; put up; tin (preserve in a can or tin)
salt (preserve with salt)
pickle (preserve in a pickling liquid)
dehydrate; desiccate (preserve by removing all water and liquids from)
conserve (preserve with sugar)
freeze-dry (preserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
The chefs preserve the vegetables
Meaning:
Maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
preserve; keep
Context example:
May God keep you
Hypernyms (to "preserve" is one way to...):
protect (shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
preserve the forest and the lakes
Hypernyms (to "preserve" is one way to...):
hold; keep; maintain (keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
