Conserve

Quick meaning: Conserve is a noun meaning Wilderness where human development is prohibited.

Meaning

Wilderness where human development is prohibited.

More Meanings

1. A jam or thick syrup made from fruit.
2. (transitive) To save for later use, sometimes by the use of a preservative.
3. (transitive) To protect an environment, heritage, etc.
4. (physics, chemistry, intransitive) To remain unchanged during a process
5. (obsolete) A medicinal confection made of freshly gathered vegetable substances mixed with finely powdered refined sugar.
6. (obsolete) A conservatory.

Example Sentences

to conserve fruits with sugar

water[…]alwayes placed in the Conserve

the amity which […] they meant to conserve and maintain with the emperor

I shall […] study broths, plasters, and conserves, till from a fine lady I become a notable woman.

Word Forms

• conserves
• conserving
• conserved

Synonyms for conserve

Depending on context, synonyms include preserve, husband, preserves, economize, conserves, economise.

Antonyms for conserve

Common opposites include squander, waste, blow.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include preserves, preserve, husband, save, economize, economise.

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