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Adjective preserved has 2 senses
- preserved - prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
Antonyms: fresh, uncured, unprocessed
- preserved - kept intact or in a particular condition
Antonyms: destroyed, annihilated, exterminated, blasted, desolate, desolated, devastated, wasted, blighted, spoilt, blotted out, obliterate, obliterated, broken, wiped out, impoverished, burned, burnt, burned-out, burnt-out, demolished, dismantled, razed, despoiled, pillaged, raped, ravaged, sacked, done for, kaput, gone, extinguished, fallen, finished, ruined, scorched, shattered, tattered, totaled, war-torn, war-worn, wrecked
Verb preserve has 6 senses
- continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve - keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"
--1 is one way to keep, maintain, hold
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- conserve, preserve, maintain, keep up - keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"
--2 is one way to keep
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- save, preserve - to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"
--3 is one way to keep, hold on
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue preserve the movie
- preserve, keep - prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"
--4 is one way to cook, fix, ready, make, prepare
Sample sentence:
The chefs preserve the vegetables
- keep, preserve - maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; "May God keep you"
--5 is one way to protect
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- preserve - keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing; "preserve the forest and the lakes"
--6 is one way to keep, maintain, hold
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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