Preserve

prē-zėrv′, v.t. to keep safe from harm or injury: to defend: to keep in a sound state: to season for preservation: to make lasting: to keep up, as appearances.— n. that which is preserved, as fruit, .: that which preserves: a place for the protection of animals, as game: ( pl. ) spectacles to protect the eyes from strong light, .— n. Prēservabil′ity .— adj. Prēser′vable .— n. Prēservā′tion , act of preserving or keeping safe: state of being preserved: safety.— adjs. Prēser′vative , Prēser′vatory , tending to preserve: having the quality of preserving.— n. that which preserves: a preventive of injury or decay.— n. Prēserv′er . [Fr. préserver —L. præ , beforehand, servāre , to preserve.]