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
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
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