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conserve (verb)

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  • conserve — ► VERB 1) protect from harm, destruction, or wasteful overuse. 2) Physics maintain (a quantity) at a constant overall total. ► NOUN ▪ fruit jam. ORIGIN Latin conservare to preserve …   English terms dictionary

  • conserve — I verb avoid using, conservare, expend gradually, expend slowly, guard, keep, keep from loss, keep in existence, keep safe, keep unimpaired, maintain, omit using, preserve, prolong, protect, refrain from using, refuse to waste, safeguard, save,… …   Law dictionary

  • conserve — verb Conserve is used with these nouns as the object: ↑countryside, ↑energy, ↑forest, ↑fuel, ↑habitat, ↑heat, ↑heritage, ↑landscape, ↑moisture, ↑resource, ↑strength, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

  • conserve — verb fossil fuel should be conserved Syn: preserve, protect, save, safeguard, keep, look after, sustain, husband Ant: squander …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • conserve — verb (t) /kənˈsɜv / (say kuhn serv) (conserved, conserving) 1. to keep in a safe or sound state; preserve from loss, decay, waste, or injury; keep unimpaired. 2. Obsolete to preserve, as fruit, with sugar, etc. –noun /ˈkɒnsɜv / (say konserv),… …  

  • conserve — conserves, conserving, conserved (The verb is pronounced [[t]kənsɜ͟ː(r)v[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱nsɜː(r)v[/t]].) 1) VERB If you conserve a supply of something, you use it carefully so that it lasts for a long time. [V n] The republic… …   English dictionary

  • conserve — I UK [kənˈsɜː(r)v] / US [kənˈsɜrv] verb [transitive] Word forms conserve : present tense I/you/we/they conserve he/she/it conserves present participle conserving past tense conserved past participle conserved 1) to prevent land, water, or other… …   English dictionary

  • conserve — I. transitive verb (conserved; conserving) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French conserver, from Latin conservare, from com + servare to keep, guard, observe; akin to Avestan haurvaiti he guards Date: 14th century 1. to keep in a safe or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • conserve — con|serve1 [ kən sɜrv ] verb transitive 1. ) to prevent land, water, or other natural RESOURCES from being damaged or destroyed 2. ) to use very little of something such as electricity or water so that it is not wasted conserve con|serve 2 [… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • conserve — [kən sə:v] verb 1》 protect from harm or destruction.     ↘prevent the wasteful overuse of. 2》 Physics maintain (a quantity) at a constant overall total.     ↘Biochemistry retain (a particular amino acid, nucleotide, or sequence) unchanged in… …   English new terms dictionary

  • conserve — 1 verb (T) 1 to protect something and try to prevent it from changing or being damaged: We must conserve our woodlands for future generations. 2 to use as little water, energy etc as possible so that it is not wasted: conserving electricity 2… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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