All 11 Uses of

preserve
in
The Lords of Discipline

Charlestonians have made an art out of living well, and the area South of Broad is arguably the most flawlessly preserved historical area in America.†
Chpt 1.2

preserved = protected or kept something as it was

In a laugh-it-off, pretend-it-isn't-serious, tight-assed parody of the Irish American, preserved like a scorpion in my emotional amber, I answered, "I think you're a gaping asshole."†
Chpt 1.4

Though the barracks contained a high quotient of barbarism, it also preserved our innocence.†
Chpt 1.15

Newman claimed the piece of Howie's tongue as a souvenir and preserved it in formaldehyde and displayed it proudly on his desk.†
Chpt 2.18

It was dragged ashore, photographed, butchered, and its bones preserved and reassembled on the museum's ceiling.†
Chpt 3.26 *

Such as preserving history, selling real estate, making a good living for their families, hiring a good staff, and sending their children to the proper schools.†
Chpt 1.13

I struggled for the right words, the life-preserving words to leap from my tongue.†
Chpt 1.14

The Ten are selected to preserve the purity and integrity of the Corps of Cadets.†
Chpt 3.27

I tried to preserve every memory of that delirious charge of the Corps onto center court.†
Chpt 3.30

But you cannot preserve the memory of applause; it is too volatile, too perishable.†
Chpt 3.30

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