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| con·serve [ kən súrv ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle con·served, present participle con·serv·ing, 3rd person present singular con·serves) |
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1. protect something from harm or decay: to keep something, especially an important environmental or cultural resource, from harm, loss, change, or decay
  the importance of conserving our national heritage
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2. use something sparingly: to use something sparingly so as not to exhaust supplies
some drastic measures to conserve water
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3. preserve food in sugar: to preserve food, especially fruit, in sugar
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4. keep matter or energy constant: to keep something such as matter or energy constant through physical changes or chemical reactions
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noun (plural con·serves) |
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fruit in syrup: a food consisting of fruit in a thick sugar syrup, like jam but less firmly set and usually containing larger pieces of fruit
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin conservare "preserve well" < servare "keep"] |
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| con·serv·a·ble adjective |
| con·serv·er noun |
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