PRESERVING
- Maintain (something) in its original or existing state
- Retain (a condition or state of affairs)
- Maintain or keep alive (a memory or quality)
- PRESERVE, to keep free from harm or danger [v]
- Keep safe from harm or injury
- Treat or refrigerate (food) to prevent its decomposition or fermentation
- Prepare (fruit) for long-term storage by boiling it with sugar
- Keep (game or an area where game is found) undisturbed to allow private hunting or shooting
- PRESERVE, to keep safe from harm [v]