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conserve

[ verb kuhn-surv; noun kon-surv, kuhn-surv ]
/ verb kənˈsɜrv; noun ˈkɒn sɜrv, kənˈsɜrv /
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verb (used with object), con·served, con·serv·ing.
to prevent injury, decay, waste, or loss of: Conserve your strength for the race.
to use or manage (natural resources) wisely; preserve; save: Conserve the woodlands.
Physics, Chemistry. to hold (a property) constant during an interaction or process: the interaction conserved linear momentum.
to preserve (fruit) by cooking with sugar or syrup.
noun
Often conserves. a mixture of several fruits cooked to jamlike consistency with sugar and often garnished with nuts and raisins.
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Origin of conserve

1325–75; (v.) Middle English <Latin conservāre to save, preserve, equivalent to con-con- + servāre to watch over, guard (akin to servus slave, servīre to serve); (noun) Middle English <Middle French conserve, noun derivative of conserver<Latin, as above

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Words nearby conserve

conservatoire, conservator, conservatorium, conservatorship, conservatory, conserve, Consett, consider, considerable, considerably, considerance
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Words related to conserve

preserve, safeguard, maintain, sustain, hoard, take care of, skimp, support, stash, steward, scrimp, nurse, keep, squirrel, cut back, squirrel away, sock away, cut down on, store up

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British Dictionary definitions for conserve

conserve
verb (kənˈsɜːv) (tr)
to keep or protect from harm, decay, loss, etc
to preserve (a foodstuff, esp fruit) with sugar
noun (ˈkɒnsɜːv, kənˈsɜːv)
a preparation of fruit in sugar, similar to jam but usually containing whole pieces of fruit

Derived forms of conserve

conservable, adjectiveconserver, noun

Word Origin for conserve

(vb) C14: from Latin conservāre to keep safe, from servāre to save, protect; (n) C14: from Medieval Latin conserva, from Latin conservāre
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