ˌkɑnsə(ɹ)ˈveɪʃən pɹɛ.zɝˈveɪ.ʃən ˈseɪv.ɪŋ the activity of protecting something from loss or danger an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change a process that saves organic substances from decay the condition of being (well or ill) preserved