CONSERVE

conserve, preserve, conserves, preserves

(noun) fruit preserved by cooking with sugar

conserve

(verb) preserve with sugar; “Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard”

conserve, husband, economize, economise

(verb) use cautiously and frugally; “I try to economize my spare time”; “conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit”

conserve, preserve, maintain, keep up

(verb) keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; “We preserve these archeological findings”; “The old lady could not keep up the building”; “children must be taught to conserve our national heritage”; “The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts”

conserve

(verb) keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change; “Energy is conserved in this process”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

conserve (plural conserves)

Wilderness where human development is prohibited.

A jam or thick syrup made from fruit.

(obsolete) A medicinal confection made of freshly gathered vegetable substances mixed with finely powdered refined sugar.

(obsolete) A conservatory.

Verb

conserve (third-person singular simple present conserves, present participle conserving, simple past and past participle conserved)

(transitive) To save for later use, sometimes by the use of a preservative.

(transitive) To protect an environment.

(physics, chemistry, intransitive) To remain unchanged during a process

Anagrams

• Cervones, Converse, converse, coveners, encovers

Source: Wiktionary

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Con*serve", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Conserved; p.pr. & vb.n. Conserving.] Etym: [F. conserver, L. conservare; con- + servare to keep, guard. See Serve.]

1. To keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to preserve; to protect. The amity which . . . they meant to conserve and maintain with the emperor. Strype.

2. To prepare with sugar, etc., for the purpose of preservation, as fruits, etc.; to make a conserve of.

Con"serve, n. Etym: [F. conserve, fr. conserver.]

1. Anything which is conserved; especially, a sweetmeat prepared with sugar; a confection. I shall . . . study broths, plasters, and conserves, till from a fine lady I become a notable woman. Tatler.

2. (Med.)

Definition: A medicinal confection made of freshly gathered vegetable substances mixed with finely powdered refined sugar. See Confection.

3. A conservatory. [Obs.] Evelyn.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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