Definition of Conserve

1. Noun. Fruit preserved by cooking with sugar.

Exact synonyms: Conserves, Preserve, Preserves
Generic synonyms: Confiture
Specialized synonyms: Apple Butter, Chowchow, Jam, Lemon Cheese, Lemon Curd, Jelly, Marmalade
Derivative terms: Preserve

2. Verb. Keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change. "Energy is conserved in this process"
Generic synonyms: Hold, Keep, Maintain
Derivative terms: Conservation

3. Verb. Keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction. "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"
Exact synonyms: Keep Up, Maintain, Preserve
Generic synonyms: Keep
Specialized synonyms: Embalm, Plastinate, Hold The Line
Derivative terms: Conservation, Conservation, Maintenance, Preservation, Preservative

4. Verb. Use cautiously and frugally. "Conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"
Exact synonyms: Economise, Economize, Husband
Generic synonyms: Preserve, Save
Specialized synonyms: Retrench
Antonyms: Waste
Derivative terms: Economiser, Economizer, Economy, Economy, Economy

5. Verb. Preserve with sugar. "Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard"
Category relationships: Cookery, Cooking, Preparation
Generic synonyms: Keep, Preserve

Definition of Conserve

1. v. t. To keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to preserve; to protect.

2. n. Anything which is conserved; especially, a sweetmeat prepared with sugar; a confection.

Definition of Conserve

1. Noun. Wilderness where human development is prohibited. ¹

2. Noun. A jam or thick syrup made from fruit. ¹

3. Verb. To save for later use. ¹

4. Verb. To protect an environment. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Conserve

1. to protect from loss or depletion [v -SERVED, -SERVING, -SERVES]

Medical Definition of Conserve

1. To keep in a safe or sound state, preserve from change or destruction. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Conserve

conservatized
conservatizes
conservatizing
conservatoire
conservatoires
conservator
conservator-ward relation
conservatorial
conservatories
conservators
conservatorship
conservatorships
conservatory
conservatorylike
conservatour
conserve (current term)
conserved
conserved sequence
conserver
conservers
conserves
conserving
conshie
conshies
consider
consider'd
considerable
considerableness
considerables
considerably

Literary usage of Conserve

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Convention by National Electric Light Association Convention, National Independent Meat Packers Association, University of Georgia College of Agriculture, University of Georgia Dept. of Food Science (1913)
"RJ MCCLELLAND 3—Paper: "The Failure of Conservation to conserve." EH THOMAS 4—Report of Committee on Progress. TC MARTIN 5—Report on Turbines. ..."

2. Theory of Differential Equations by Andrew Russell Forsyth (1906)
"... for all changes of the independent variables that conserve the form of the equation. ... conserve ..."

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