All 11 Uses of

preserve
in
The Fellowship of the Ring

Of their original home the Hobbits in Bilbo's time preserved no knowledge.†
Chpt Prol.

preserved = protected or kept something as it was

They were the most inclined to settle in one place, and longest preserved their ancestral habit of living in tunnels and holes.†
Chpt Prol.

That most important source for the history of the War of the Ring was so called because it was long preserved at Undertowers, the home of the Fairbairns, Wardens of the Westmarch.†
Chpt Prol.

But annexed to it and preserved with it, probably m a single red case, were the three large volumes, bound in red leather, that Bilbo gave to him as a parting gift.†
Chpt Prol.

The original Red Book has not been preserved, but many copies were made, especially of the first volume, for the use of the descendants of the children of Master Samwise.†
Chpt Prol.

At ninety-nine they began to call him well-preserved, but unchanged would have been nearer the mark.†
Chpt 1.1

As time went on, people began to notice that Frodo also showed signs of good 'preservation': outwardly he retained the appearance of a robust and energetic hobbit just out of his tweens.†
Chpt 1.2 *

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

Then he saw that they were indeed shaped and fashioned: the craft and power of old had wrought upon them, and still they preserved through the suns and rains of forgotten years the mighty likenesses in which they had been hewn.†
Chpt 2.9

preserved = protected or kept something as it was

Only the Elves still preserve any records of that vanished time, and their traditions are concerned almost entirely with their own history, in which Men appear seldom and Hobbits are not mentioned at all.†
Chpt Prol.

Those who made them did not desire strength or domination or hoarded wealth, but understanding, making, and healing, to preserve all things unstained.†
Chpt 2.2

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