conserve

Plural: conserves

Noun

• fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
• Wilderness where human development is prohibited.
• A jam or thick syrup made from fruit.
• A medicinal confection made of freshly gathered vegetable substances mixed with finely powdered refined sugar.
• A conservatory.

Verb

Verb Forms: conserved, conserving, conserves

• To protect from loss, waste, or harm; to preserve.
• keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change
  • "Energy is conserved in this process"
• keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
  • "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"
  • "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"
• use cautiously and frugally
  • "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"
• preserve with sugar
  • "Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard"
• To save for later use, sometimes by the use of a preservative.
• To protect an environment, heritage, etc.
• To remain unchanged during a process

Examples

• to conserve fruits with sugar
• Wise Scrabble players CONSERVE their high-value tiles for optimal placement.

Synonyms

conserves, economise, economize, husband, keep up, maintain, preserve, preserves

Antonyms

waste

Anagrams of conserve