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Latin
Etymology
From prae + servō.
Pronunciation
Verb
praeservō (present infinitive praeservāre, perfect active praeservāvī, supine praeservātum); first conjugation
- to watch over beforehand
- Synonym: cū̆stōdiō
- to protect beforehand, keep beforehand, guard beforehand, save beforehand
- Synonyms: cū̆stōdiō, servō
- to preserve, store beforehand
- Synonyms: cōnservō, teneo, retineo, capio, contineō, contineō, comprehendo, obsideo, sustineo
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References
- “praeservo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- praeservo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.