conserve

Formsconserves, conserving, conserved

Pluralconserves

1. 1
   verbtransitive

   To save something so you can use it later.

   Like saving some of your candy for tomorrow instead of eating it all today.

   We need to conserve water during the dry summer months.

   The hikers conserved their food so it would last the whole trip.

   Similarsave, preserve, husband, store

   Oppositewaste, squander

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2. 2
   verbtransitive

   To protect nature or important old things so they are not damaged or lost.

   The park rangers work to conserve the forest and its animals.

   Volunteers conserved the old paintings in the town museum.

   Similarprotect, preserve, safeguard, maintain

   Oppositedestroy, damage, neglect

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3. 3
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A sweet spread made by cooking fruit with sugar, like jam.

   Grandma spread apricot conserve on her toast every morning.

   We bought a jar of strawberry conserve at the farmers market.

   Similarjam, preserve

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4. 4
   verbintransitive

   To stay the same in amount while a process happens.

   Like pouring water from one cup to another: the amount stays the same.

   When ice melts into water, the total mass conserves.

   In a sealed jar, the amount of gas will conserve even when the temperature changes.

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5. 5
   nouncountable

   An area of wild land that people are not allowed to build on.

   The town turned the old forest into a conserve to protect the deer.

   Hikers can walk through the conserve, but no one can build houses there.

   Similarreserve, preserve, sanctuary

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