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1.
prēserven
v.
63 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To protect or preserve (sb. or sth.) from harm, damage, error, etc.; (b)
preserven from
, to preserve or protect (sb. or sth.) from (harm, difficulty, error, the Devil, etc.); (c) to save (sb…
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ruptī̆ve
adj.
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surg.
Caustic, escharotic.
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