preserve 
THESAURUS
n. ▲ verb oil helps preserve wood: CONSERVE, protect, maintain, care for, look after. they wish to preserve the status quo: CONTINUE (WITH), conserve, keep going, maintain, uphold, sustain, perpetuate. preserving him from harassment: GUARD, protect, keep, defend, safeguard, shelter, shield. spices enable us to preserve food: CONSERVE, bottle, can, freeze, dry; cure, smoke, pickle. ▲ noun strawberry preserve: JAM, jelly, marmalade, conserve. the preserve of an educated middle-class: DOMAIN, area, field, sphere, orbit, realm, province, territory; informal turf, bailiwick. a game preserve: SANCTUARY, (game) reserve, reservation.
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