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Preserve

Meanings and phrases

preserve

n.

1. a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone
2. fruit preserved by cooking with sugar; conserve; conserves; preserves
3. a reservation where animals are protected

preserve

v.

1. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; continue; uphold; carry on; bear on
2. keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; conserve; maintain; keep up
3. to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; save
4. prevent (food) from rotting; keep
5. maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; keep
6. keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing

shooting preserve

n.

1. a preserve on which hunting is permitted during certain months of the year

order to preserve

E.g.

• The reason for their defection was in order to preserve their status and wealth.
• This now becomes clear that this is a selfish act in order to preserve their genes.
• In order to preserve their culture, customs, and identity, the Padaung fled to Thailand.

nature preserve

E.g.

• This section was dedicated as a nature preserve.
• It is located inside an area designated as a nature preserve.
• Dr. Tracey is the director of East Africa's animal hospital and nature preserve.

help preserve

E.g.

• This was intended to help preserve Native culture.
• Proper records management can help preserve this feature of records.
• The ferrule can also help preserve the hermetic seal of the luting cement.

efforts to preserve

E.g.

• Gabon is also noted for efforts to preserve the natural environment.
• They play a role in efforts to preserve Circassian tradition and culture in the diaspora.
• He is occasionally involved in efforts to preserve the Atlantic salmon in northeastern North America.

effort to preserve

E.g.

• Abo has made a great effort to preserve the memory of her late husband.
• Recently there was an effort to preserve a strain found on an island off the coast of South Carolina.
• This change was part of a service-wide effort to preserve the lineage of the Air Force's most honored wings.

attempt to preserve

E.g.

• In an attempt to preserve his political influence, Pridi resigned on August 21, 1946.
• A new attempt to preserve a sense of ethnic Rumaiic identity started in the mid-1980s.
• The Chinese afterward played down those events in an attempt to preserve their commercial interests.

preserve and promote

E.g.

• The center aims to preserve and promote Palestinian embroidery, art and folklore.
• During the Depression era, the Folklore Project was created to preserve and promote the Oneida language.
• Efforts have been made across the world to preserve and promote the training and coaching legacy left by Lydiard.

wanted to preserve

E.g.

• Although the Kremlin wanted to preserve socialism in its satellites, the decision was not to intervene.
• He also lacked the authority to abolish football and was, in fact, actually a fan of the sport and wanted to preserve it.
• Bradman thus wanted to preserve his two first-choice pacemen for a vigorous attack on the English batsmen every 55 overs.

protect and preserve

E.g.

• The park's designating by-law was subsequently amended in 1996 to protect and preserve the Majors' clubhouse.
• The Albanians had poor or often no schools or other institutions in place to protect and preserve their cultural heritage.
• The area has been awarded Conservation Area status, a legal protection against development to protect and preserve the Victorian architecture.