| conserve | | |
| n. (food) | 1. conserve, conserves, preserve, preserves | fruit preserved by cooking with sugar. |
| ~ confiture | preserved or candied fruit. |
| ~ apple butter | thick dark spicy puree of apples. |
| ~ chowchow | a Chinese preserve of mixed fruits and ginger. |
| ~ jam | preserve of crushed fruit. |
| ~ lemon cheese, lemon curd | a conserve with a thick consistency; made with lemons and butter and eggs and sugar. |
| ~ jelly | a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit. |
| ~ marmalade | a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits. |
| v. (stative) | 2. conserve | keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change.; "Energy is conserved in this process" |
| ~ hold, keep, maintain | keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,.; "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes" |
| v. (possession) | 3. conserve, keep up, maintain, preserve | keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction.; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts" |
| ~ keep | look after; be the keeper of; have charge of.; "He keeps the shop when I am gone" |
| ~ embalm | preserve a dead body. |
| ~ plastinate | preserve (tissue) with plastics, as for teaching and research purposes.; "The doctor plastinates bodies to teach anatomy to his students" |
| ~ hold the line | hold the line on prices; keep the price of something constant. |
| v. (possession) | 4. conserve, economise, economize, husband | use cautiously and frugally.; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit" |
| ~ save, preserve | to keep up and reserve for personal or special use.; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer" |
| ~ retrench | tighten one's belt; use resources carefully. |
| v. (change) | 5. conserve | preserve with sugar.; "Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard" |
| ~ cookery, cooking, preparation | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat.; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
| ~ preserve, keep | prevent (food) from rotting.; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh" |
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