preserving
Variant of preserve
pre·serve (prē zʉrv′, pri-)
transitive verb preserved -·served′, preserving -·serv′·ing
- to keep from harm, damage, danger, evil, etc.; protect; save
- to keep from spoiling or rotting
- to prepare (food), as by canning, pickling, salting, etc., for future use
- to keep up; carry on; maintain
- to maintain and protect (game, fish, etc.) in an area, esp. for regulated hunting or fishing
Etymology: ME preserven < MFr preserver < ML praeservare, to preserve, protect < LL, to observe beforehand < L prae-, pre- + servare: see observe
intransitive verb
- to preserve fruit, etc.
- to maintain a game preserve
noun
- fruit preserved whole or in large pieces by cooking with sugar
- a place where game, fish, etc. are preserved
- any place or activity treated as the special domain of some person or group
- something that preserves or is preserved
Related Forms:
- preservable pre·serv′·able adjective
- preserver pre·serv′er noun
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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