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11preserve permanently as a public record — index file (place among official records) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
12preserve public order — index police Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
13preserve public tranquility — index police Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
14preserve — vb *save, conserve Analogous words: *rescue, deliver, redeem, ransom: protect, guard, safeguard (see DEFEND) …
15preserve — [v] care for, maintain; continue bottle, can, conserve, cure, defend, evaporate, freeze, guard, keep, keep up, mothball*, mummify, perpetuate, pickle, process, protect, put up, refrigerate, retain, safeguard, save, season, secure, shelter, shield …
16preservé — Preservé, [preserv]ée. part …
17preserve — ► VERB 1) maintain in its original or existing state. 2) keep safe from harm or injury. 3) keep alive (a memory or quality). 4) treat (food) to prevent its decomposition. 5) prepare (fruit) for long term storage by boiling it with sugar. ► NOUN… …
18preserve — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun (AmE) ⇨ See also ↑reserve ADJECTIVE ▪ forest, nature, wilderness, wildlife ▪ This land is protected as a wildlife preserve. ▪ game …
19preserve — preservable, adj. preservability, n. preservation /prez euhr vay sheuhn/, n. preserver, n. /pri zerrv /, v., preserved, preserving, n. v.t. 1. to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens …
20preserve — I n. 1) a forest; game, wild life preserve 2) (BE) see preserves II v. 1) (D; tr.) to preserve against, from (to preserve the environment from the ravages of pollution) 2) (D; tr.) to preserve for (to preserve a tradition for coming generations)… …