All 21 Uses of

preserve
in
The Fountainhead

He did not know why that moment remained with him, what significance, unheeded at the time, had preserved it for him when so much else of greater import had been lost.†
Chpt 1.12

preserved = protected or kept something as it was

She listened emptily to empty words uttered as if the speaker would be insulted by any sign of enthusiastic interest from his listener, as if only boredom were the only bond possible between people, the only preservative of their precarious dignity.†
Chpt 2.8 *

preservative = something added to food to keep it from spoiling

Here she was free to resist, to see her resistance welcomed by an adversary too strong to fear a contest, strong enough to need it; she found a will granting her the recognition of her own entity, untouched and not to be touched except in clean battle, to win or to be defeated, but to be preserved in victory or defeat, not ground into the meaningless pulp of the impersonal.†
Chpt 2.8

preserved = protected or kept something as it was

But if you are a real human being with a big, big heart full of laughter, who has preserved the uncorrupted capacity of his childhood for pure emotion—you will find it an unforgettable experience.†
Chpt 3.6

But the sense of isolation remained, like a theme declared and to be preserved through all their future days.†
Chpt 3.8

His nonchalance had an air of gracious informality and a touch of impertinence, as if the people around him did not deserve the preservation of rigid good manners.†
Chpt 4.6 *

preservation = the act of protecting something or keeping it as it is

He knew that he must have seen the woman's face, that the instinct of self-preservation had jerked his glance away from it and let his conscious perception begin with the shoes.†
Chpt 4.10

He saw the economy of plan preserved, but the expense of incomprehensible features added;†
Chpt 4.12

preserved = protected or kept something as it was

We must please him, but we must also preserve our reputation and not frighten all our other clients away.†
Chpt 1.8

One wants to be modern, of course, but one wants to preserve the appearance of a home.†
Chpt 1.10

"It is not my function," said Wynand, "to help people preserve a self-respect they haven't got.†
Chpt 3.1

She looked down at his face resting against her knees, and he saw pity in her eyes, and for one moment he knew what a dreadful thing true pity is, but he kept no knowledge of it, because he slammed his mind shut before the words in which he was about to preserve it.†
Chpt 3.2

He found himself unable to preserve this attitude when he entered Wynand's study that evening.†
Chpt 3.5

A dim instinct told him that he could preserve a precarious security of spirit so long as he did not touch upon that subject.†
Chpt 4.7

One student body sent him a resolution signed by all its members: "...Entering our careers with a high regard for the dignity of our profession, dedicating ourselves to uphold the honor of the press, we feel that none among us could preserve his self-respect and accept an offer such as yours."†
Chpt 4.15

The love of a man for the integrity of his work and his right to preserve it are now considered a vague intangible and an unessential.†
Chpt 4.18

Definitions:

(1) (preserve as in: preserve the records)
to protect something or to keep it as it is
(2) (preserve as in: preserve the peaches)
to prepare food in a way that keeps it from spoiling
(3) (preserve as in: a wildlife preserve)
protected wildlife area
(4) (preserve as in: no longer a male preserve)
something exclusive to (someone or some group) -- such as an activity or place
(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