Preserve /(?)/

imp. & p. p. Preserved; p. pr. & vb. n. Preserving

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.

   Now, good angels preserve the king.

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.

3. To maintain throughout; to keep intact; as, to preserve appearances; to preserve silence.

1. To make preserves.
2. To protect game for purposes of sport.

1. That which is preserved; fruit, etc., seasoned and kept by suitable preparation; esp., fruit cooked with sugar; -- commonly in the plural.
2. A place in which game, fish, etc., are preserved for purposes of sport, or for food.