1. preserve - Noun
2. preserve - Verb
To keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or defend from evil, harm, danger, etc.; to protect.
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.
To maintain throughout; to keep intact; as, to preserve appearances; to preserve silence.
To make preserves.
To protect game for purposes of sport.
That which is preserved; fruit, etc., seasoned and kept by suitable preparation; esp., fruit cooked with sugar; -- commonly in the plural.
A place in which game, fish, etc., are preserved for purposes of sport, or for food.
Source: Webster's dictionaryLike the apple of Thine eye preserve me, O Lord God; defend me and beneath Thy wings shelter me from temptations. Ephrem the Syrian
Spouses must always strive to preserve their love throughout their life; they should sacrifice themselves for each other... If there is love there is sacrifice. Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia
If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever. Thomas Aquinas
Allah preserve us from ‘If only I'd known!'. Nigerian Proverb
Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputations, can never effect a reform. Chinese Proverb
Men make wealth, and women preserve it. Italian Proverb