con|serv´er

con|serv´er
con|serve «verb. kuhn SURV; noun. KON surv, kuhn SURV», verb, -served, -serv|ing, noun.
–v.t.
1. a) to keep from harm or decay; keep from loss or from being used up; preserve: »

Try to conserve your strength for the end of the race.

SYNONYM(S): guard, save. b) Physics. to keep (the amount or property of any substance) constant: »

Recent evidence seems to confirm that leptons are conserved (Stuart B. Palmer).

2. to preserve (fruit) in sugar, often as jam: »

to conserve grapes.

–n.
1. Often, conserves. fruit preserved in sugar, often as jam.
2. a candy or confection preserved in sugar.
[< Old French conserver < Latin conservāre < com- with + servāre to preserve]
con|serv´er, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • con|serv´a|tive|ness — con|serv|a|tive «kuhn SUR vuh tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. inclined to keep things as they are or were in the past; opposed to change, especially any change in traditions: »“What was good enough for my grandfather is good enough for me” is… …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|serv´a|tive|ly — con|serv|a|tive «kuhn SUR vuh tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. inclined to keep things as they are or were in the past; opposed to change, especially any change in traditions: »“What was good enough for my grandfather is good enough for me” is… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • con|serv|a|ble — «kuhn SUR vuh buhl», adjective. that can be conserved; preservable …   Useful english dictionary

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