preserve
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone
medicine is no longer a male preserve
Types & categories
- arena hypernym
Related & opposite
- save derivation
Sense 2 verb
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
preserve the peace in the family
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- cease antonym
- upholder derivation
- preservation derivation
- go forward verb group
- continue verb group
Sense 3 noun
a reservation where animals are protected
Types & categories
- reservation hypernym
- shooting preserve hyponym
Related & opposite
- preserve derivation
Sense 4 verb
keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
We preserve these archeological findings
Types & categories
- keep hypernym
- embalm hyponym
- plastinate hyponym
- hold the line hyponym
Related & opposite
- maintenance derivation
- preservation derivation
- conservation derivation
- conservation derivation
- preservative derivation
Sense 5 noun
fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
Types & categories
- confiture hypernym
- apple butter hyponym
- chowchow hyponym
- jam hyponym
- lemon curd hyponym
- jelly hyponym
- marmalade hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 verb
to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
She saved the old family photographs in a drawer
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 7 verb
prevent (food) from rotting
preserved meats
Types & categories
- ready hypernym
- freeze-dry hyponym
- conserve hyponym
- dehydrate hyponym
- pickle hyponym
- salt hyponym
- can hyponym
- refrigerate hyponym
- cure hyponym
- corn hyponym
Related & opposite
- conserve derivation
- preserver derivation
- preservative derivation
- stay fresh verb group
Sense 8 verb
maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
May God keep you
Types & categories
- protect hypernym
Related & opposite
- preservation derivation
- preserve derivation
- preserver derivation
- keep verb group
Sense 9 verb
keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing
preserve the forest and the lakes
Types & categories
- hold hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | save |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | arena |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | cease |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | upholder |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | preservation |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | go forward |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | continue |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | hold |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | resume |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | persevere |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | perpetuate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | sustain |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | mummify |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | preserve |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | reservation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | shooting preserve |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | maintenance |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | preservation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | conservation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | conservation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | preservative |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | keep |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | embalm |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | plastinate |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | hold the line |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | conserve |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | preserve |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | confiture |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | apple butter |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | chowchow |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | jam |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | lemon curd |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | jelly |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | marmalade |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | saver |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | preserve |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | keep |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | record |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | husband |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | conserve |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | preserver |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | preservative |
| 7 | verb group | Related & opposite | stay fresh |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | ready |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | freeze-dry |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | conserve |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | dehydrate |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | pickle |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | salt |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | can |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | refrigerate |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | cure |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | corn |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | preservation |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | preserve |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | preserver |
| 8 | verb group | Related & opposite | keep |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | protect |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | hold |