• Conserve

    Pronunciation

    Noun
    • enPR: kŏn'sû(r)v, IPA: /ˈkÉ’nsɜː(r)v/
    • Rhymes: -É’nsɜː(r)v
    Verb
    • enPR: kÉ™n-sû(r)v', IPA: /kÉ™nˈsɜː(r)v/
    • Rhymes: -ɜː(r)v

    Origin

    From Old French conserver, from Latin conservare ("to keep, preserve"), from com- (intensive prefix) + servo ("keep watch, maintain"). See also observe.

    Full definition of conserve

    Noun

    conserve

    (plural conserves)
    1. Wilderness where human development is prohibited.
    2. A jam or thick syrup made from fruit.
      • TatlerI shall ... study broths, plasters, and conserves, till from a fine lady I become a notable woman.
    3. (obsolete) A medicinal confection made of freshly gathered vegetable substances mixed with finely powdered refined sugar.
    4. (obsolete) A conservatory.

    Verb

    1. (transitive) To save for later use, sometimes by the use of a preservative.to conserve fruits with sugar
      • Strypethe amity which ... they meant to conserve and maintain with the emperor
    2. (transitive) To protect an environment.
    3. (physics, chemistry, intransitive) To remain unchanged during a process
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