'Conserve' definitions:

Definition of 'conserve'

(from WordNet)
noun
Fruit preserved by cooking with sugar [syn: conserve, preserve, conserves, preserves]
verb
Keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change; "Energy is conserved in this process"
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" [syn: conserve, preserve, maintain, keep up]
verb
Use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit" [syn: conserve, husband, economize, economise] [ant: blow, squander, waste]
verb
Preserve with sugar; "Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard"

Definition of 'Conserve'

From: GCIDE
  • Conserve \Con*serve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conserved; p. pr. & vb. n. Conserving.] [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. [1913 Webster]
  • The amity which . . . they meant to conserve and maintain with the emperor. --Strype. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To prepare with sugar, etc., for the purpose of preservation, as fruits, etc.; to make a conserve of. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Conserve'

From: GCIDE
  • Conserve \Con"serve\, n. [F. conserve, fr. conserver.]
  • 1. Anything which is conserved; especially, a sweetmeat prepared with sugar; a confection. [1913 Webster]
  • I shall . . . study broths, plasters, and conserves, till from a fine lady I become a notable woman. --Tatler. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Med.) A medicinal confection made of freshly gathered vegetable substances mixed with finely powdered refined sugar. See Confection. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A conservatory. [Obs.] --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'conserve'

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