Conserving
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To save for later use, sometimes by the use of a preservative.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Accompanied by conservation
Preserving
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To protect; to keep from harm or injury.
Example sentence: The idea of personal salvation is intensely repugnant to me when it is not absurd. Imagine Roosevelt, the big brute, preserving his personality in a future state and swaggering about as a celestial Rough Rider!