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to salvage

to salvage

109 4.4
To save something from damage or loss
  • verb
  • /ˈsæl.vɪdʒ/
translation icon : recuperar
  • The firefighters worked tirelessly to salvage what they could from the burning building.
  • try to salvage
  • an attempt to salvage
  • able to salvage

But the only thing I was able to salvage was this.

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Examples

  • I'm trying to, at the moment, trying to salvage myself, salvage what I can.

  • But obviously, his first duty was to salvage something from the wreckage of the experiment.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Oh no, I think I can just about salvage some of them.

  • But the only thing I was able to salvage was this.

    Sarah Rae Vargas

  • I think I can salvage these, or at least most of them.

  • Maybe we can salvage something out of it.

    Ultraviolet (2006)

  • We'll salvage what we can.

    Dune (1984)

  • I'm trying to salvage at least part of this Christmas for the kids.

    Deck the Halls (2006)

  • Then he saw how to make the best of this, how to salvage something from his ambitious plan.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Listen, we may not win this game, but on the next kickoff, let's salvage some pride.

    Gridiron Gang (2006)

Synonyms

to save
vsto salvage
∞ 1.0

Rescue someone or something from danger

also includes collecting items from discarded or damaged sources
to recover
vsto salvage
  • Specialized
246 3.9

Take useful materials from waste to use again

also means rescuing or collecting items from danger or destruction
to relieve
vsto salvage
34 2.0

Save people or places from danger

also applies to collecting usable things from damaged or thrown away sources
to rehabilitate
vsto salvage
9 4.9

To repair and return a building or system to good condition

focuses on getting items from danger or discarded sources rather than repair
to scavenge
vsto salvage
8 6.4

To search through rubbish for useful things

also covers rescuing items or people from danger not only collecting
to recondition
vsto salvage
3 5.4

To fix something so it works well again

emphasizes getting usable items from danger or discarded sources rather than repair
to rehab
vsto salvage
  • Informal
2 3.7

To fix a building or object so it is usable again

focuses instead on retrieving items from danger or damaged disposal
to salve
vsto salvage
9.1

To stop a person or thing from being ruined

also covers recovering items from damaged or discarded sources

Antonyms

to lose
∞ 1.0

Not be able to find something you once had

to discard
130 2.7

To throw something away because you no longer want or need it

How Complete

to restore
219 3.5
to recover
748 2.5
to salvage
109 4.4
to retrieve
226 3.7
to collect
499 1.1

Surface Forms

salvage infinitive
salvaged past
salvaged past participle
salvaging present participle
salvages third person singular

Etymology

The verb salvage comes from the root salv- meaning 'to save' and is closely related to the English word save. So to salvage something is to save or recover it from damage, loss, or being thrown away.