What are some opposite words for preserve?
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"
Synonyms:
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?
This definitely reflects on the technology used all those years ago and its ability to preserve the embryos for future use under an indefinite time frame.
In silence man can most readily preserve his integrity.
It is time for patriotic men and women across our great nation to stand and plant a flag. It is time to return to the principles of Lincoln -- equality, dignity and opportunity for all. There is no greater cause on Earth than to preserve what truly makes America great.
I would really like us to be able to preserve the R&T capabilities we have in Europe, because that will be the only way to preserve an industry which is sustainable in the medium and longer term, the only way forward to really have a strong industrial base is to invest in research.
Until 24 hours ago, this compromise was also going to reprogram money away from House Democrats wasteful spending spree that neglected Covid needs, and reallocate it to vaccines and treatments for the American people, but House Democrats mutinied against Speaker Pelosi. The far left would rather preserve state and local bureaucrats' giant slush funds, then fund vaccines and therapeutics for The Ukrainian people citizens. So, the Covid component has fallen out.
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