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conserve

noun

1 conserve

Fruit preserved by cooking with sugar.

synonyms: conserves, preserve, preserves.

Roget 396: sweetness, dulcitude.    sugar, syrup, treacle, molasses, honey, manna; confection, confectionary; sweets, grocery, conserve, preserve, ... show more

Dutch: confiture

verb

1 conserve

Keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change.

2 conserve

Keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction:
— Children must be taught to conserve our national heritage.
— The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts.

synonyms: keep up, maintain, preserve.

Dutch: bijhouden, onderhouden

3 conserve

Use cautiously and frugally:
— Conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit.

synonyms: economise, economize, husband.

Dutch: besparen, sparen, uitsparen

4 conserve

Preserve with sugar.


Moby thesaurus: Jell-O, attend to, baby-sit, blancmange, candy, care for, chaperon, cherish, comfit, compote, confection, confectionery, confiture, copyright, foster, frosting, gelatin, glaze, guard, hold back ... show more.

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