Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Save (-ed, -s, -ing)
save (-ed, -s, -ing), v. [OFr < L. 'to save'.] (webplay: death, eternity, house, lost, rescued, sailor, tide).
- Reserve; withhold; keep; safeguard; collect; lay up.
- Exclamation; greeting; benediction.
- Preserve; retain; sustain; support.
- Prepare for heaven; rescue from sin; allow to be with God.
- Rescue; liberate; deliver; free.
- Prevent; stop; avert.
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