preserve vs record

record vs preserve

preserve and record both are nouns.

preserve and record both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
preserve	Yes	No	Yes	No
record	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, record is a hyponym of preserve; that is, record is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than preserve:

preserve: to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
record: make a record of; set down in permanent form

Other hyponyms of preserve include enter, put down, conserve, economise, economize, husband.

preserve (noun)	record (noun)
fruit preserved by cooking with sugar	an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport)
a reservation where animals are protected	the sum of recognized accomplishments
a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone	sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
	a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted
	a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
	anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
	a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction
	the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had

preserve (verb)	record (verb)
prevent (food) from rotting	make a record of; set down in permanent form
keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction	register electronically
to keep up and reserve for personal or special use	indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last	be aware of
maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing

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