conserve
Use Conserve in a sentence
sɜrv, kənˈsɜrv verb (used with object)
1.
to prevent injury, decay, waste, or loss of: Conserve your strength for the race.
2.
to use or manage (natural resources) wisely; preserve; save: Conserve the woodlands.
3.
Physics, Chemistry. to hold (a property) constant during an interaction or process: the interaction conserved linear momentum.
4.
to preserve (fruit) by cooking with sugar or syrup.
noun
5.
Often, conserves. a mixture of several fruits cooked to jamlike consistency with sugar and often garnished with nuts and raisins.
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Origin:
1325–75; (v.) Middle English < Latin conservāre to save, preserve, equivalent to con- con- + servāre to watch over, guard (akin to servus slave, servīre to serve); (noun) Middle English < Middle French conserve, noun derivative of conserver < Latin, as above
1325–75; (v.) Middle English < Latin conservāre to save, preserve, equivalent to con- con- + servāre to watch over, guard (akin to servus slave, servīre to serve); (noun) Middle English < Middle French conserve, noun derivative of conserver < Latin, as above
Related forms
con·serv·er, noun
non·con·serv·ing, adjective, noun
self-con·serv·ing, adjective
un·con·served, adjective
un·con·serv·ing, adjective
Synonyms
2. husband, safeguard.
2. husband, safeguard.
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| conserve | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to keep or protect from harm, decay, loss, etc |
| 2. | to preserve (a foodstuff, esp fruit) with sugar |
| —n | |
| 3. | a preparation of fruit in sugar, similar to jam but usually containing whole pieces of fruit |
| [(vb) C14: from Latin conservāre to keep safe, from servāre to save, protect; (n) C14: from Medieval Latin conserva, from Latin conservāre] | |
| con'servable | |
| —adj | |
| con'server | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
conserve
late 14c., from O.Fr. conserver, from L. conservare "to keep, preserve," from com- intens. prefix + servare "keep watch, maintain" (see observe).
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Example sentences
Recycling used oil is becoming the preferred way of handling used oil to protect the environment and conserve natural resources.
Its uses the law of conservation to conserve and increase the cooling effect of our polar regions.
Learn what you can do to conserve resources and protect the planet.
Learn about the important research being carried out to conserve and protect island habitats around the world.
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