'Conserve' definitions:
Definition of 'conserve'
From: WordNet
noun
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'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- attend to,
- baby-sit,
- blancmange,
- candy,
- care for,
- chaperon,
- cherish,
- comfit,
- compote,
- confection,
- confectionery,
- confiture,
- copyright,
- foster,
- frosting,
- gelatin,
- glaze,
- guard,
- hold back,
- hold on to,
- honey,
- husband,
- icing,
- jam,
- Jell-O,
- jelly,
- keep,
- keep alive,
- keep back,
- keep by one,
- keep in reserve,
- keep in store,
- keep intact,
- keep inviolate,
- keep on hand,
- keep safe,
- keep up,
- keep watch over,
- lay by,
- look after,
- look out for,
- look to,
- maintain,
- marmalade,
- matronize,
- meringue,
- mind,
- minister to,
- mother,
- mousse,
- not destroy,
- not endanger,
- not expend,
- not use up,
- not waste,
- nurse,
- nurture,
- patent,
- preserve,
- protect,
- protege,
- provide for,
- put apart,
- put aside,
- put by,
- register,
- reserve,
- retain,
- ride herd on,
- save,
- save up,
- see after,
- see to,
- set apart,
- set aside,
- set by,
- shepherd,
- spare,
- support,
- sustain,
- sweet,
- sweet stuff,
- sweetmeat,
- sweets,
- take care of,
- take charge of,
- tend,
- tutti-frutti,
- uphold,
- watch,
- watch out for,
- watch over,
- whipped cream,
- withhold
Words containing 'Conserve'
- Conservable,
- Conservancy,
- Conservant,
- Conservation,
- Conservational,
- Conservative,
- Conservativeness,
- Conservator,
- Conserved,
- Conserver,
- Conserving,
- conservatively,
- conserves,
- Conservation of areas,
- Conservation of energy,
- Conservation of force,
- Conservative system,
- conservation of charge,
- conservation of electricity,
- conservation of mass,
- conservation of matter,
- conservation of momentum,
- conservation of parity,
- conservative jew,
- conservative judaism,
- conservative party,
- oil conservation,
- soil conservation,
- water conservation,
- Conservators of the River Thames,
- law of conservation of energy,
- law of conservation of mass,
- law of conservation of matter,
- conservator-ward relation