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to conserve
01
to keep something from change or harm
Transitive: to conserve sth
Examples
Conservationists work to conserve natural habitats and protect endangered species.
02
to maintain a certain quantity or condition at a constant level during a process of change
Transitive: to conserve a quantity
Examples
The law of conservation of mass states that mass is conserved during a chemical reaction.
03
to preserve food, especially fruits, by cooking it with sugar
Transitive: to conserve fruits
Examples
She spent the afternoon in the kitchen, conserving peaches with sugar to make jam.
04
to protect or save a resource from being used wastefully or excessively
Transitive: to conserve a resource
Examples
The government launched an initiative to conserve water during the drought.
Conserve
01
fruit that has been cooked with sugar to preserve it and often used as a spread or accompaniment
Examples
She prepared a batch of peach conserve for the winter.
Lexical Tree
conservancy
conservation
conservative
conserve
