What does "preserve" mean?

Additional senses

1. 2.To save from decay by the use of some preservative substance, as sugar, salt, etc.; to season and prepare for remaining in a good state, as fruits, meat, etc.; as, to preserve peaches or grapes. You can not preserve it from tainting. Shak.
2. 3.To maintain throughout; to keep intact; as, to preserve appearances; to preserve silence. To preserve game, to protect it from extermination. See Keep.
3. 4.To make preserves. Shak.
4. 5.To protect game for purposes of sport.
5. 6.That which is preserved; fruit, etc., seasoned and kept by suitable preparation; esp., fruit cooked with sugar; -- commonly in the plural.
6. 7.A place in which game, fish, etc., are preserved for purposes of sport, or for food.