Conserve
Pronunciation
Noun- enPR: kÅn'sû(r)v, IPA: /ˈkÉ’nsÉœË(r)v/
- Rhymes: -É’nsÉœË(r)v
- enPR: kÉ™n-sû(r)v', IPA: /kÉ™nˈsÉœË(r)v/
- Rhymes: -ÉœË(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)- Wilderness where human development is prohibited.
- 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.
- (obsolete) A medicinal confection made of freshly gathered vegetable substances mixed with finely powdered refined sugar.
- (obsolete) A conservatory.
Verb
- (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
- (transitive) To protect an environment.
- (physics, chemistry, intransitive) To remain unchanged during a process