preserve against

preserve someone or something against something

to guard or protect someone or something against something. (Stilted or old-fashioned in reference to people.) I hope that the vaccine will preserve us against influenza. There is nothing in the jam to preserve it against spoilage.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Honoka	ho-no-kah	Japanese
Fairy	['fɛəri]
Yuda	YOO-dah	Indonesian
Adah	['eidə]
Rayhana	-	Arabic
AytaÇ	-	Turkish