vi to make preserves.
2. preserve ·vi to protect game for purposes of sport.
3. preserve ·noun a place in which game, fish, ·etc., are preserved for purposes of sport, or for food.
4. preserve ·vt to maintain throughout; to keep intact; as, to preserve appearances; to preserve silence.
5. preserve ·vt to keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or defend from evil, harm, danger, ·etc.; to protect.
6. preserve ·noun that which is preserved; fruit, ·etc., seasoned and kept by suitable preparation; ·esp., fruit cooked with sugar;
commonly in the plural.
7. preserve ·vt 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.