conserve

nouns

fruit preserved by cooking with sugar

conserve, conserves, preserve, preserves

verbs

keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change

"Energy is conserved in this process"

conserve

is derived from

conservation

is a type of (narrower)

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"

hold, keep, maintain

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"

conserve, keep up, maintain, preserve

is derived from

conservation

is derived from

conservation

use cautiously and frugally

"I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"

conserve, economise, economize, husband

antonym

waste

preserve with sugar

"Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard"

conserve

domain category

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"

cookery, cooking, preparation

is a type of (narrower)

prevent (food) from rotting

"preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"

keep, preserve