conserve Hear it!

conserve definition

con·serve (kən sʉrv′; for n., usually kän′sʉrv′)

transitive verb conserved -·served′, conserving -·serv′·ing

  1. to keep from being damaged, lost, or wasted; save
  2. to make (fruit) into preserves

Etymology: ME conserven < OFr conserver < L conservare, to keep, preserve < com-, with + servare: see observe

noun

a kind of jam made of two or more fruits, often with nuts or raisins added

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

conserve Synonyms

conserve

n.

jam, fruit butter, marmalade; see jam 1, jelly 1.


conserve

v.

keep, preserve, husband, save; see maintain 3, preserve 3.


Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

conserve Usage Examples

Object

  • biodiversity: This will be a 25 year vision to conserve biodiversity for the people of Scotland.

Used with why or when

  • what: We must seek to conserve what there is, where it is.

Present participle complement

  • exist: To encourage the natural recolonisation of the polecat in the Cheshire region and to monitor and conserve existing population numbers toward a sustainable population.

Modifying Another Word

  • evolutionarily: The gene is present in many species - it is evolutionarily conserved.

Preposition: across

  • specie: Ten mutations affect single amino acids, all of which are conserved across vertebrate species.

Preposition: in

  • evolution: Also the prion protein is highly conserved in evolution but prion protein knockout mice have a normal phenotype.

Preposition: for

  • generation: Under the agreement, the locomotive's original boiler will be kept and conserved for future generations to see the fascinating method of construction.
conserve usage examples (more)

The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.

conserve quotes

Le gouvernement est comme toutes les choses du monde; pour le conserver, il faut l'aimer. Government is like everything else in the world; to conserve it, we must love it.

-Bre'  de et de

conserve quotes (more)

Webster's New World Dictionary of Quotations Copyright © 2005 by Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd. All rights reserved. Published by Wiley, Hoboken, NJ. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Link to this page:

Cite this page:

MLA Style

"conserve." Webster's New World College Dictionary. 2009

  • Your Dictionary. 5 July 2009
  • <www.yourdictionary.com/conserve>

APA Style

conserve. (2009). In Webster's New World College Dictionary

  • Retrieved July 5th, 2009, from www.yourdictionary.com/conserve

Comments:

Please or Register to post a comment