Preserved

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Preserve \Pre*serve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preserved}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Preserving}.] [F. pr['e]server, from L. prae before +
     servare to save, preserve; cf. L. praeservare to observe
     beforehand. See {Serve}.]
     1. To keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or
        defend from evil, harm, danger, etc.; to protect.


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              O Lord, thou preserved man and beast. --Ps. xxxvi.
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              Now, good angels preserve the king.   --Shak.
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     2. 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.
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              You can not preserve it from tainting. --Shak.
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     3. To maintain throughout; to keep intact; as, to preserve
        appearances; to preserve silence.
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     {To preserve game}, to protect it from extermination.
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     Syn: To keep; save; secure; uphold; sustain; defend; spare;
          protect; guard; shield. See {Keep}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  preserved
       adj 1: prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future
              use [ant: {fresh}]
       2: kept intact or in a particular condition [ant: {destroyed}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "preserved":
     conserved, held, held back, held in reserve, intact, kept,
     protected, put by, reserved, retained, saved, spare, spared,
     undamaged, unspoiled, untainted, well-conserved, withheld