salvage

sal-vage · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To rescue or save something from loss, destruction, or waste.

  2. 2.

    To retrieve useful materials from damaged or discarded items.

  3. 3.

    [as noun]The act of salvaging; rescued cargo or materials.

Related words

Antonyms: abandon, discard
See also: recover, rescue, save
Synonyms: recover, rescue, save

Etymology

From French sauvetage ("rescue"), from sauver ("to save"), from Latin salvare.