Meaning 11.24: to preserve

Description:‘save something/someone from being harmed or destroyed’
Typical context:I think these traditional customs should be preserved. / The wreck was preserved by the muddy sea bed.
Semantic field:Possession
Semantic category:Verb
Borrowed score :0.24
Age score :0.79
Simplicity score :0.74

Counterpart words in the World Loanword Database

Voc. ID Vocabulary Word form Borrowed status Borrowed score Age score Simplicity score