Eat
Eat verb - To take in as food.
Preserve
Preserve verb - To keep in good condition.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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It actually worked, surprisingly enough — but he also lost the will to work, eat, or otherwise preserve himself on a basic physical level.
Source: The Ludovico Technique -
Cyclophagesnote One-eyed monsters that eat cyclopes are endangered and kept on the Cyclophage Preserve.
Source: Fantastic Nature Reserve
Cite this Source
Preserve and Eat. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/eat/preserve
Eat & Preserve. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/eat/preserve>.
Preserve or Eat. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/eat/preserve.
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