To conserve is to save or protect something, like money, or your energy on a long run. People are also encouraged to conserve energy by turning off lights and not cranking the air conditioner.
To keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to preserve; to protect.
Noun
fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
Verb
preserve with sugar; "Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard"
Verb
use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"
Verb
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 an
Verb
keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change; "Energy is conserved in this process"
v. t.
To keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to
preserve; to protect.
v. t.
To prepare with sugar, etc., for the purpose of
preservation, as fruits, etc.; to make a conserve of.
n.
Anything which is conserved; especially, a sweetmeat
prepared with sugar; a confection.
n.
A medicinal confection made of freshly gathered vegetable
substances mixed with finely powdered refined sugar. See Confection.
n.
A conservatory.
Conserve
The amity which . . . they meant to conserve and maintain with the emperor.2.
Conserve
I shall . . . study broths, plasters, and conserves, till from a fine lady I become a notable woman.2.
To keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to preserve; to protect.
Anything which is conserved; especially, a sweetmeat prepared with sugar; a confection.
Usage Examples
Use your lives wisely, my friends, and conserve these precious freedoms for future generations.
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Other Usage ExamplesTo me, to be a conservative means to conserve the good parts of America and to conserve our Constitution.