conserve
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conserve
- /ˈkɒnsɜː(ɹ)v/
- /kənˈsɜː(ɹ)v/
Rhymes with -ɒnsɜː(ɹ)v, -ɜː(ɹ)v
Where it comes from
From Middle English conserven, from Old French conserver, from Latin conservare (“to keep, preserve”), from com- (intensive prefix) + servo (“keep watch, maintain”). See also observe.
noun conserves
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Wilderness where human development is prohibited.
Similar: preserve, national park
- A jam or thick syrup made from fruit and sugar. I shall […] study broths, plasters, and conserves, till from a fine lady I become a notable woman.
- A medicinal confection made of freshly gathered vegetable substances mixed with finely powdered refined sugar.
- A conservatory. water[…]alwayes placed in the Conserve
verb conserves · conserving · conserved
- To save for later use, sometimes by the use of a preservative. to conserve fruits with sugar
- To protect an environment, heritage, etc. Two entrants shared this award for their work on two quite different stations, but with the same purpose of bringing a redundant station building back into use for the benefit of the community, with the added result of conserving an historic building. Saltash Town Council bought Saltash station buil
- To remain unchanged during a process
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: preserves, preserve, husband, save, economize, economise, shelf, storing, storage, store, safeguard, safeguarding, protect, conservancy, hold, conservation
Translations
Every language
noun wilderness where human development is prohibited
| Español | parque nacional |
|---|---|
| Português | reserva |
verb to save for later use
| Español | reservar, conservar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 節約する setsuyaku-suru |
| Kiswahili | ifadhi |
| Português | conservar |
| Français | conserver |
| Italiano | conservare |
| Русский | сохраня́ть soxranjátʹ, сохрани́ть soxranítʹ, консерви́ровать konservírovatʹ, законсерви́ровать zakonservírovatʹ |
Talk about this word "conserve." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/conserve. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. conserve. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/conserve "conserve." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/conserve.Cite this
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title = {conserve},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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