[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

preserve \preserve"\, v. t. imp.  p. p. preserved; p. pr. 
   vb. n. preserving. f. pr'eserver, from l. prae before +
   servare to save, preserve; cf. l. praeservare to observe
   beforehand. see serve.
   1. to keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or
      defend from evil, harm, danger, etc.; to protect.
      1913 webster

            o lord, thou preserved man and beast. --ps. xxxvi.
                                                  6.
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            now, good angels preserve the king.   --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. 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.
      1913 webster

            you can not preserve it from tainting. --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. to maintain throughout; to keep intact; as, to preserve
      appearances; to preserve silence.
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   to preserve game, to protect it from extermination.
      1913 webster

   syn: to keep; save; secure; uphold; sustain; defend; spare;
        protect; guard; shield. see keep.
        1913 webster
see also:
preserved preserving serve to preserve game keep 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

preserved
     adj 1: prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future
            use ant: fresh
     2: kept intact or in a particular condition ant: destroyed
see also:
fresh destroyed 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

18 moby thesaurus words for "preserved":
   conserved, held, held back, held in reserve, intact, kept,
   protected, put by, reserved, retained, saved, spare, spared,
   undamaged, unspoiled, untainted, well-conserved, withheld

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