What does conserve mean?

Definitions for conserve
kənˈsɜrv; ˈkɒn sɜrv, kənˈsɜrvcon·serve

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. conserve, preserve, conserves, preservesverb

    fruit preserved by cooking with sugar

  2. conserveverb

    keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change

    "Energy is conserved in this process"

  3. conserve, preserve, maintain, keep upverb

    keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction

    "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"

  4. conserve, husband, economize, economiseverb

    use cautiously and frugally

    "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"

  5. conserveverb

    preserve with sugar

    "Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard"

Wiktionary

  1. conservenoun

    Wilderness where human development is prohibited.

  2. conservenoun

    A jam or thick syrup made from fruit.

  3. conserveverb

    To save for later use.

  4. conserveverb

    To protect an environment.

  5. Etymology: From conserver, from conservare, from com- (intensive prefix) + servo. See also observe.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Conservenoun

    Etymology: from the verb.

    Will’t please your honour, taste of these conserves? William Shakespeare.

    They have in Turkey and the East certain confections, which they call servets, which are like to candied conserves, and are made of sugar and lemons. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

    The more cost they were at, and the more sweets they bestowed upon them, the more their conserves stunk. John Dennis.

    Tuberoses will not endure the wet of this season; therefore set the pots into your conserve, and keep them dry. John Evelyn.

  2. To CONSERVEverb

    Etymology: conservo, Latin.

    Nothing was lost out of these stores, since the part of conserving what others have gained in knowledge is easy. William Temple.

    They will be able to conserve their properties unchanged in passing through several mediums, which is another condition of the rays of light. Isaac Newton, Opt.

ChatGPT

  1. conserve

    To conserve generally means to protect, save, or prevent the loss, waste, or depletion of something, be it natural resources, heritage sites, energy, or any other kind of valuable aspect. It involves management and sustainable use to ensure the continued existence or availability of these entities.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Conserveverb

    to keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to preserve; to protect

  2. Conserveverb

    to prepare with sugar, etc., for the purpose of preservation, as fruits, etc.; to make a conserve of

  3. Conservenoun

    anything which is conserved; especially, a sweetmeat prepared with sugar; a confection

  4. Conservenoun

    a medicinal confection made of freshly gathered vegetable substances mixed with finely powdered refined sugar. See Confection

  5. Conservenoun

    a conservatory

  6. Etymology: [F. conserver, L. conservare; con- + servare to keep, guard. See Serve.]

Wikidata

  1. Conserve

    Conserve is a non-governmental organization (NGO) launched in India in 1998 by husband and wife Shalabh and Anita Ahuja.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Conserve

    kon-sėrv′, v.t. to keep entire: to retain: to preserve: (obs.) to preserve in sugar.—n. something preserved, as fruits in sugar.—adj. Conser′vable.—n. Conser′vancy, a court having authority to preserve the fisheries, &c., on a river: the act of preserving.—p.adj. Conser′vant.—n. Conservā′tion, the act of conserving: the keeping entire.—adj. Conservā′tional.—n. Conser′vatism, the opinions and principles of a Conservative.—adj. Conser′vative, tending or having power to conserve.—n. (politics) one who desires to preserve the institutions of his country against innovation and change: one averse to change and progress.—ns. Conser′vativeness; Conservatoire (kon-ser-va-twär′), Conservatō′rium, a name given by the Italians to schools instituted for the purpose of advancing the study of music and maintaining its purity; Con′servātor, one who preserves from injury or violation: a guardian, custodian:—fem. Conser′vatrix; Conser′vatorship; Conser′vatory, a storehouse: a greenhouse or place in which exotic plants are kept: a school of music.—adj. preservative.—n. Conser′ver.—Conservation of energy, the law that the total amount of energy in a material system cannot be varied, provided the system neither parts with energy to other bodies nor receives it from them; Conservation of matter, the experimentally ascertained fact that no process at the command of man can either destroy or create even a single particle of matter.—Conservators of the peace, a title usually applied to knights elected in each shire, from the 12th century onwards, for the conservation of the peace. [L. conservārecon, together, and servāre, to keep.]

Editors Contribution

  1. conserve

    A type of food and food product created and formulated in various food colors, flavors, fruit, ingredients and recipes.

    There are a wide variety of conserve sold in the supermarket e.g. Strawberry conserve, blackcurrant conserve etc.


    Submitted by MaryC on December 10, 2015  

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. CONSERVE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Conserve is ranked #139228 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Conserve surname appeared 120 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Conserve.

    93.3% or 112 total occurrences were Black.

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  1. converse

  2. coveners

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of conserve in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of conserve in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of conserve in a Sentence

  1. Neil Saunders:

    It indicates there is massive restructuring going on behind these scenes with a view to conserve cash as the company prepares for either bankruptcy or a sale. the business in its current form isn’t working and the hope will be that a smaller entity will be more financially viable.

  2. London Breed:

    With California still experiencing devastating drought and the uncertainty around this rainy season, we need to make tough decisions that will ensure that our water source continues to be reliable and dependable for the future, year after year, San Franciscans step up to conserve our most precious resource, resulting in one of the lowest water usage rates in California, and during this critical time, I know that our City will once again meet the call to reduce water use.

  3. Spencer Cox:

    We have to conserve water better, we have to use less water. ... We have water restrictions across the state, we have to store more water. The people that settled these arid mountain valleys and western states knew that. We're not doing a great job of that anymore. I'm grateful that in this bipartisan infrastructure push there is money for that type of infrastructure, storing water above ground and underground as well will make a big difference.

  4. Douglas Kenney:

    I mean, that's predictable, and states like California have certainly known this is coming. What can they do? Well, they can look to the other sources of supply, they can conserve water, they can look for creative deals ... it's not something that sneaks up on anyone.

  5. Pohamba Shifeta:

    If CITES does not really help us to conserve our wild animals but frustrating those that are doing good I think there is no need for us to stay in CITES.

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