What is "preserves"

Usage examples of "preserves".

It preserves their being but negates their partiality or exclusiveness.

I would say rather, rationality preserves the concrete operational capacities that are the foundation of myth but negates the exclusivity of conop that produces myth.

Beyond the turtle problem is the impact of cruise parties upon the whole park, one of the most ecologically sensitive marine preserves in the country.

Honour with that reserve, and had always exacted of her those marks of distinction, which every order of females preserves and requires in conversation with those of an inferior order.