conserve
[ verb kuhn-surv; noun kon-surv, kuhn-surv ]
/ verb kənˈsɜrv; noun ˈkɒn sɜrv, kənˈsɜrv /
verb (used with object), con·served, con·serv·ing.
to prevent injury, decay, waste, or loss of: Conserve your strength for the race.
to use or manage (natural resources) wisely; preserve; save: Conserve the woodlands.
Physics, Chemistry.
to hold (a property) constant during an interaction or process: the interaction conserved linear momentum.
to preserve (fruit) by cooking with sugar or syrup.
noun
Often conserves.
a mixture of several fruits cooked to jamlike consistency with sugar and often garnished with nuts and raisins.
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conserve
verb (kənˈsɜːv) (tr)
to keep or protect from harm, decay, loss, etc
to preserve (a foodstuff, esp fruit) with sugar
noun (ˈkɒnsɜːv, kənˈsɜːv)
a preparation of fruit in sugar, similar to jam but usually containing whole pieces of fruit
Derived forms of conserve
conservable, adjective conserver, nounWord Origin for conserve
(vb) C14: from Latin
conservāre to keep safe, from
servāre to save, protect; (n) C14: from Medieval Latin
conserva, from Latin
conservāre