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preserve
A	noun
	1	conserve, preserve, conserves, preserves
			fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
		Category Tree: entity ╚substance; matter ╚food; nutrient ╚nutriment; nourishment; nutrition; sustenance; aliment; alimentation; victuals ╚dainty; delicacy; goody; kickshaw; treat ╚sweet; confection; confectionery ╚confiture ╚conserve, preserve, conserves, preserves ╚marmalade ╚jelly ╚lemon curd; lemon cheese ╚jam ╚chowchow ╚apple butter
	2	preserve
			a reservation where animals are protected
		Category Tree: entity ╚location ╚region ╚district; territory; territorial dominion; dominion ╚administrative district; administrative division; territorial division ╚reservation; reserve ╚preserve ╚shooting preserve
	3	preserve
			a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone; "medicine is no longer a male preserve"
		Category Tree: state ╚situation; state of affairs ╚environment ╚sphere; domain; area; orbit; field; arena ╚preserve
B	verb
	1	preserve, keep
			prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"
		Category Tree: make; create ╚create from raw material; create from raw stuff ╚cook; fix; ready; make; prepare ╚preserve, keep ╚corn ╚cure ╚refrigerate ╚can; tin; put up ╚salt ╚pickle ╚dehydrate; desiccate ╚conserve ╚freeze-dry
	2	save, preserve
			to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"
		Category Tree: have; have got; hold ╚keep; hold on ╚save, preserve ╚conserve; husband; economize; economise ╚record; enter; put down
	3	conserve, preserve, maintain, keep up
			keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "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 an
		Category Tree: have; have got; hold ╚keep ╚conserve, preserve, maintain, keep up ╚hold the line ╚plastinate ╚embalm
	4	continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve
			keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"
		Category Tree: keep; maintain; hold ╚continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve ╚mummify ╚prolong; sustain; keep up ╚perpetuate ╚persevere; persist; hang in; hang on; hold on ╚resume; restart
	5	preserve
			keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing; "preserve the forest and the lakes"
		Category Tree: keep; maintain; hold ╚preserve
	6	keep, preserve
			maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; "May God keep you"
		Category Tree: prevent; keep ╚defend ╚protect ╚keep, preserve

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