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conserve
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noun (n)

  • fruit preserved by cooking with sugar(noun.food)
    Synonym:
    conserves, preserve, preserves
    source: wordnet30
  • Anything which is conserved; especially, a sweetmeat prepared with sugar; a confection.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change(verb.stative)
    Example:
    Energy is conserved in this process.
    source: wordnet30
  • keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction(verb.possession)
    Example:
    Children must be taught to conserve our national heritage.
    The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts.
    Synonym:
    keep up, maintain, preserve
    source: wordnet30
  • use cautiously and frugally(verb.possession)
    Example:
    Conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit.
    Synonym:
    economise, economize, husband
    Antonym:
    blow, squander, waste
    source: wordnet30
  • preserve with sugar(verb.change)
    Example:
    Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard.
    source: wordnet30
  • To keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to preserve; to protect.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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