The Only Use
preserve
in
King Lear
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- While I may scape, I will preserve myself: and am bethought To take the basest and most poorest shape That ever penury, in contempt of man, Brought near to beast: my face I'll grime with filth; Blanket my loins; elf all my hair in knots; And with presented nakedness outface The winds and persecutions of the sky.†
Scene 2.3
Definitions:
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(1)
(preserve as in: preserve the records) to protect something or to keep it as it is
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(2)
(preserve as in: preserve the peaches) to prepare food in a way that keeps it from spoiling
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(3)
(preserve as in: a wildlife preserve) protected wildlife area
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(4)
(preserve as in: no longer a male preserve) something exclusive to (someone or some group) -- such as an activity or place
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(5)
(preserves as in: mom made preserves) chunks of fruit cooked with sugar (like jam) and sealed (usually in a mason jar) so it will not spoil
- (6) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)