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PRESERVED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Kept intact or in a particular condition
Classified under:
Similar:
conserved (protected from harm or loss)
kept up; maintained; well-kept (kept in good condition)
preservable (capable of being preserved)
protected; saved (guarded from injury or destruction)
maintained; retained (continued in your keeping or use or memory)
Antonym:
destroyed (spoiled or ruined or demolished)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
Classified under:
Similar:
sun-dried; sundried (dried naturally by the sun)
smoke-cured; smoke-dried; smoked ((used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke)
brine-cured; salt-cured; salted ((used especially of meats) preserved in salt)
potted (preserved in a pot or can or jar)
pickled ((used of foods) preserved in a pickling liquid)
freeze-dried; lyophilised; lyophilized (used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum)
freeze-dried (preserved by freezing and drying in a vacuum)
flash-frozen; frozen; quick-frozen ((used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value)
dehydrated; desiccated; dried (preserved by removing natural moisture)
cured ((used of hay e.g.) allowed to dry)
corned; cured ((used especially of meat) cured in brine)
canned; tinned (sealed in a can or jar)
candied; crystalised; crystalized; glace ((used especially of fruits) preserved by coating with or allowing to absorb sugar)
aged; cured ((used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process ('aged' is pronounced as one syllable))
Antonym:
fresh (not canned or otherwise preserved)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb preserve
Context examples:
“You must not forget that these good signori who have preserved us are also English.”
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Stardust grains are found in some types of meteorites, which have preserved them since the birth of our solar system.
(Saturn Spacecraft Samples Interstellar Dust, NASA)
The best-preserved fossil deposits are rare and scientifically valuable because they contain soft and hard tissues, which preserve a greater variety of life from ancient ecosystems.
(Fossils may need air to form, National Science Foundation)
He took the more chivalrous view, however, and preserved her secret.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“The cloud is past from my mind. Mutual confidence, so long preserved between us once, is restored, to know no further interruption. Now, welcome poverty!” cried Mr. Micawber, shedding tears.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
You might be cataloging music of a particular era to be sure it is preserved and protected.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
But due to Earth's active crust, our planet holds little direct geological evidence preserved from the time when life began.
(Mars Study Yields Clues to Possible Cradle of Life, NASA)
He had changed little, was dressed like a young man of fashion—he was always a bit of a dandy—and preserved the same quiet, suave manner which had formerly distinguished him.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
She likes to have the distinction of rank preserved.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
"If life existed before the water dried up, it would probably have left remains that are preserved to this day in martian rock," said Sephton.
(Red Planet May Have Harbored Life in Past, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
