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Antonyms for preserve
prɪˈzɜrvpre·serve
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term preserve.
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preservenoun
preservenoun
To protect; to keep; to maintain the condition of.
Orbiting Earth in the spaceship, I saw how beautiful our planet is. People, let us preserve and increase this beauty, not destroy it - Yuri Gagarin (the first man in space)
preservenoun
a nature preserve
English Synonyms and Antonyms
preserve
Keep, signifying generally to have and retain in possession, is the terse, strong Saxon term for many acts which are more exactly discriminated by other words. We keep, observe, or celebrate a festival; we keep or hold a prisoner in custody; we keep or preserve silence, keep the peace, preserve order — preserve being the more formal word; we keep or maintain a horse, a servant, etc.; a man supports his family; we keep or obey a commandment; keep or fulfil a promise. In the expressions to keep a secret, keep one's own counsel, keep faith, or keep the faith, such words as preserve or maintain could not be substituted without loss. A person keeps a shop or store, conducts or carries on a business; he keeps or carries a certain line of goods; we may keep or restrain one from folly, crime, or violence; we keep from or refrain from evil, ourselves. Keep in the sense of guard or defend implies that the defense is effectual. Compare CELEBRATE; RESTRAIN.
Synonyms:
carry, carry on, celebrate, conduct, defend, detain, fulfil, guard, hold, keep, maintain, obey, observe, protect, refrain, restrain, retain, support, sustain, withholdPreposition:
Keep in hand, in mind, in or within the house; from evil; out of mischief; keep to the subject; keep for a person, an occasion, etc.
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preservenoun
a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone
"medicine is no longer a male preserve"
preservenoun
a reservation where animals are protected
conserve, preserve, conserves, preservesverb
fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserveverb
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"
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touch, stay on, retain, conserve, act up, pertain, come to, remain, continue, concern, impact, persist in, go forward, refer, extend, deal, uphold, keep, proceed, keep up, go along, affect, go on, save, relate, touch on, push, bear on, stay, conduct, bear upon, keep on, cover, have-to doe with, maintain, carry onconserve, preserve, maintain, keep upverb
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"
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follow, asseverate, carry on, keep, conserve, economise, observe, economize, hold, husband, sustain, defend, assert, wield, uphold, maintain, keep up, keep abreast, exert, bear on, continue, save, prolongsave, preserveverb
to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
"She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"
Synonyms:
save up, relieve, keep up, deliver, carry on, bring through, keep, spare, redeem, save, economize, economise, salve, salvage, carry through, uphold, pull through, lay aside, write, make unnecessary, maintain, hold open, conserve, continue, keep open, bear onpreserve, keepverb
prevent (food) from rotting
"preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"
Synonyms:
go along, keep on, celebrate, hold open, stay fresh, go on, carry on, keep, conserve, hold back, hold, hold on, prevent, keep up, retain, keep open, uphold, keep back, proceed, maintain, restrain, observe, bear on, sustain, continue, savekeep, preserveverb
maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
"May God keep you"
Synonyms:
go along, keep on, go on, carry on, uphold, restrain, hold back, observe, keep, save, hold, hold on, prevent, keep up, conserve, retain, bear on, keep back, sustain, maintain, keep open, celebrate, hold open, proceed, continue, stay freshpreserveverb
keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing
"preserve the forest and the lakes"
Synonyms:
keep up, maintain, uphold, save, carry on, continue, bear on, keep, conserve
Editors Contribution
mutate
mutate means to transform or change or evlove so to preserve something in its original shape must be antonym
How to use preserve in a sentence?
God preserve this splendid house of prayer, and protect those battling the blaze.
We can begin the next front in our war, which we are calling Opening Up America Again, to preserve the health of Americans, we must preserve the health of our economy.
Our task is to preserve our business model without surrendering it to an internet player. Otherwise we will end up as the Foxconn (2354.TW) for a company like Apple (AAPL.O), delivering only the metal bodies for them.
The statement of objections is a standard part of the Phase II investigation process and does not prejudge the final outcome of the procedure, we continue to work constructively with the (European) Commission, including exploring potential remedies that would address concerns and preserve the deal economics.
The Laundries were basing the date Brian left on Brian Laundrie recollection of certain events. Upon further communication with the The FBI and confirmation of the Mustang being at the Laundrie residence on Wednesday September 15, we now believe the day Brian left to hike in the preserve was Monday September 13.
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