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capture	to put into a lasting form; preserve. [1/3 definitions]
cure	to preserve by salting, smoking, or drying. [1/4 definitions]
dehydrate	to remove water from in order to preserve. [1/2 definitions]
pickle	to preserve in salt water, vinegar, and seasonings. [1/2 definitions]
salt	to preserve or season with salt. [1/5 definitions]
smoke	to preserve, and give a flavor to by treating with the smoke of burning wood. [1/6 definitions]
sugar	a sweet substance in a crystal form that comes mainly from sugar cane and sugar beets. Sugar is used to flavor, preserve, and ferment food.
vinegar	a sour liquid formed when wine, cider, or malt ferments. It is used to flavor or preserve food.

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