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Adjective preserved has 2 senses
  1. preserved - prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
    Antonyms:     fresh, uncured, unprocessed
  2. preserved - kept intact or in a particular condition
    Antonyms:     destroyed, annihilated, exterminated, blasted, desolate, desolated, devastated, wasted, blighted, spoilt, blotted out, obliterate, obliterated, broken, wiped out, impoverished, burned, burnt, burned-out, burnt-out, demolished, dismantled, razed, despoiled, pillaged, raped, ravaged, sacked, done for, kaput, gone, extinguished, fallen, finished, ruined, scorched, shattered, tattered, totaled, war-torn, war-worn, wrecked
,Verb preserve has 6 senses
  1. continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve - keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"
    --1 is one way to keep, maintain, hold
    Derived form: noun preservation2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  2. conserve, preserve, maintain, keep up - keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"
    --2 is one way to keep
    Derived form: noun preservation1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. save, preserve - to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"
    --3 is one way to keep, hold on
    Derived form: noun preserve1
    Sample sentence:
    Sam and Sue preserve the movie
  4. preserve, keep - prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"
    --4 is one way to cook, fix, ready, make, prepare
    Derived forms: noun preserve3, noun preserver2
    Sample sentence:
    The chefs preserve the vegetables
  5. keep, preserve - maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; "May God keep you"
    --5 is one way to protect
    Derived forms: noun preserve2, noun preservation1, noun preserver3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  6. preserve - keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing; "preserve the forest and the lakes"
    --6 is one way to     keep, maintain, hold
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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