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Save
To except, reserve, or exempt; as where a statute saves vested—fixed—rights. To toll, or suspend the running or operation of; as, to save the Statute of Limitations.
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conjunction bar, barring, besides, but for, excepting, lacking, leaving out, not including, short of, withoutsave
preposition but, except, exclusive of, less, minussave
(Conserve), verb hold, keep safe, preserve, redeem, salvagesave
(Hold back), verb economize, hoard, keep, reserve, retainsave
(Rescue), verb avert, defend, fend off, give salvaaion, help, liberate, protect, safeguard, shieldSee also: conserve, deposit, extricate, free, fund, garner, glean, hold, keep, maintain, perpetuate, possess, preserve, prolong, protect, release, remedy, renew, rescue, reserve, retain, shelter, store, sustain, unless