PRESERVE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PRESERVE?

Need another word that means the same as “preserve”? Find 61 synonyms and 30 related words for “preserve” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Preserve” are: keep, conserve, keep up, maintain, bear on, carry on, continue, uphold, save, protect, care for, take care of, look after, safeguard, keep alive, keep going, continue with, sustain, prolong, perpetuate, guard, defend, secure, shelter, shield, screen, watch over, bottle, tin, can, pot, chill, freeze, freeze-dry, quick-freeze, dry, desiccate, dehydrate, conserves, preserves, jam, jelly, marmalade, confection, domain, area, field, sphere, orbit, arena, realm, province, speciality, specialism, territory, department, sanctuary, reserve, reservation, game reserve

Preserve as a Noun

Definitions of "Preserve" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “preserve” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A place where game is protected and kept for private hunting or shooting.
• A foodstuff made with fruit preserved in sugar, such as jam or marmalade.
• Fruit preserved by cooking with sugar.
• A domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone.
• A reservation where animals are protected.
• A sphere of activity regarded as being reserved for a particular person or group.

Synonyms of "Preserve" as a noun (23 Words)

area	A space allocated for a specific use. It was a mountainous area.
arena	A level area surrounded by seating, in which sports, entertainments, and other public events are held. He has re entered the political arena.
confection	A food rich in sugar. A fruit confection.
conserve	A preparation made by preserving fruit with sugar; jam or marmalade. A delectable cherry conserve.
conserves	Fruit preserved by cooking with sugar.
department	An administrative district in France and other countries. His work established a new department of literature.
domain	A specified sphere of activity or knowledge. His domain extended into Europe.
field	Fielders collectively or the manner in which they are spread over the pitch. The army was in the field awaiting action.
game reserve	Your occupation or line of work.
jam	A hold obtained by jamming a part of the body such as a hand or foot into a crack in the rock. She was held up in a jam on the M25.
jelly	Jelly shoes. A bowl of jelly and custard.
marmalade	A preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits.
orbit	The state of moving in an orbit. In the political orbit of a world power.
preserves	A reservation where animals are protected.
province	The territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation. It was his province to take care of himself.
realm	A domain in which something is dominant. This zoogeographical realm includes Africa south of the Atlas Mountains.
reservation	A district that is reserved for particular purpose. The retention of a right to enter the demised property will be a reservation.
reserve	A member of the military reserve. Playing in the first team has been a big step up after the reserves.
sanctuary	The part of the chancel of a church containing the high altar. A bird sanctuary.
specialism	An area of activity, work, or study that someone concentrates on or is expert in. One of her areas of specialism is police reform.
speciality	A pursuit, area of study, or skill to which someone has devoted much time and effort and in which they are expert. His speciality was watercolours.
sphere	The apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected. Political reforms to match those in the economic sphere.
territory	An area defended by a team or player in a game or sport. The way she felt now she was in unknown territory.

Usage Examples of "Preserve" as a noun

• Medicine is no longer a male preserve.
• The civil service became the preserve of the educated middle class.
• A jar of cherry preserve.
• Home-made preserves.

Preserve as a Verb

Definitions of "Preserve" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “preserve” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger.
• Maintain (something) in its original or existing state.
• Keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing.
• Treat (food) to prevent its decomposition.
• Prepare (fruit) for long-term storage by boiling it with sugar.
• Prevent (food) from rotting.
• Maintain or keep alive (a memory or quality.
• To keep up and reserve for personal or special use.
• Retain (a condition or state of affairs.
• Keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction.
• Keep (game or an area where game is found) undisturbed to allow private hunting or shooting.
• Keep safe from harm or injury.
• Keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last.

Synonyms of "Preserve" as a verb (38 Words)

bear on	Be pregnant with.
bottle	Throw a glass bottle at someone. The leader had completely bottled his confrontation with them.
can	Preserve in a can or tin. He can t have finished.
care for	Provide care for.
carry on	Propel or give impetus to.
chill	Calm down and relax. The city was chilled by the violence.
conserve	Keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction. The funds raised will help conserve endangered meadowlands.
continue	Continue in a place position or situation. The demonstration continued after a break for lunch.
continue with	Exist over a prolonged period of time.
defend	Be the defense counsel for someone in a trial. We shall defend our island whatever the cost.
dehydrate	Remove water from (food) in order to preserve and store it. Alcohol and coffee both dehydrate the skin.
desiccate	Remove the moisture from (something); cause to become completely dry. Years of drought have desiccated the soil.
dry	Become dry or drier. Dry hair.
freeze	Cause to freeze. I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on.
freeze-dry	Preserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum.
guard	Watch over in order to protect or control. There would be men guarding the horses.
keep	Cause to continue in a certain state position or activity e g keep clean. Can I keep my old stuffed animals.
keep alive	Stick to correctly or closely.
keep going	Keep in a certain state, position, or activity.
keep up	Have as a supply.
look after	Take charge of or deal with.
maintain	Maintain by writing regular records. He maintained his innocence.
perpetuate	Make (something) continue indefinitely. The confusion was perpetuated through inadvertence.
prolong	Lengthen or extend in duration or space. We prolonged our stay.
protect	Restrict access to or use of (data or a memory location. He tried to protect Kelly from the attack.
quick-freeze	Freeze rapidly so as to preserve the natural juices and flavors.
safeguard	Make safe. A framework which safeguards employees from exploitation.
save	Save from sins. The powerful German saved three match points.
screen	Separate something from something else with or as if with a screen. A high hedge screened all of the front from passers by.
secure	Furnish with battens. Doors are likely to be well secured at night.
shelter	Provide shelter for. Only your rental income can be sheltered.
shield	Hold back a thought or feeling about. They are shielding to protect their own health.
sustain	Be the physical support of; carry the weight of. This thought had sustained him throughout the years.
take care of	Have sex with; archaic use.
tin	Cover with a thin layer of tin. Tinned foods are not very tasty.
uphold	Confirm or support (something which has been questioned. They uphold a tradition of not causing distress to living creatures.
watch over	Look attentively.

Usage Examples of "Preserve" as a verb

• Freezing and canning can be reliable methods of preserving foods.
• Preserve the peace in the family.
• A fight to preserve local democracy.
• Preserve the forest and the lakes.
• All records of the past were zealously preserved.
• A place for preserving endangered species.
• We preserve these archeological findings.
• The film has preserved all the qualities of the novel.
• Preserved meats.
• She canned the vegetables and preserved the fruit from the garden.

Associations of "Preserve" (30 Words)

aegis	Kindly endorsement and guidance. The negotiations were conducted under the aegis of the UN.
archive	Place or store something in an archive. They were allowed to study in the archives.
bodyguard	Someone who escorts and protects a prominent person.
chaperone	Accompany as a chaperone. Chaperones sat at the edge of the dance gossiping and watching.
conservancy	The official conservation of trees and soil and rivers etc. From the point of view of nature conservancy I d rather see it left unspoilt.
conservation	Preservation and repair of archaeological, historical, and cultural sites and artefacts. The government must take action to promote energy conservation.
conservationist	Someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution. Conservationist groups.
conserve	Fruit preserved by cooking with sugar. Pork tenderloin with onion and raisin conserve.
defend	Protect or fight for as a champion. Ms Smith will represent the defendant.
defensible	Able to be protected. A morally defensible penal system.
economize	Use cautiously and frugally. People on low incomes may try to economize on fuel.
extinction	No longer active; extinguished. He joined the chorus of those predicting the extinction of newsprint.
keep	Cause to continue in a certain state position or activity e g keep clean. There s little to earn and many to keep.
maintain	Maintain for use and service. The Department for Transport is responsible for maintaining the main roads in England.
preservation	The condition of being (well or ill) preserved. The chapel is in a poor state of preservation.
protect	Restrict access to or use of (data or a memory location. Japan s Ministry of Trade Industry erected barriers to protect the country s infant computer industry.
protection	Protection money paid to criminals especially on a regular basis. She was living under his lordship s protection at Gloucester Gate.
protectionism	The theory or practice of shielding a country’s domestic industries from foreign competition by taxing imports.
protege	A person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege s career.
safeguard	A document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war. A framework which safeguards employees from exploitation.
safekeeping	Preservation in a safe place. She d put her wedding ring in her purse for safekeeping.
savior	A person who rescues you from harm or danger.
security	Procedures followed or measures taken to ensure the security of a state or organization. We support the armed services in the name of national security.
shield	A stylized representation of a shield used for displaying a coat of arms. Team captain Ben Hall collected the winners shield.
tenable	Able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection. A scholarship of 200 per annum tenable for three years.
uphold	Keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last. They uphold a tradition of not causing distress to living creatures.
ward	Admit to or care for in a hospital ward. They put her in a 4 bed ward.
watchman	A man employed to look after an empty building, especially at night. A night watchman.
waterproof	Impervious to water. Waterproof ink.
waterproofing	A coating capable of making a surface waterproof.