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Meaning of conserve

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  conserve
      n 1: fruit preserved by cooking with sugar [syn: {conserve},
           {preserve}, {conserves}, {preserves}]
      v 1: keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or
           evolutionary change; "Energy is conserved in this process"
      2: 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" [syn: {conserve},
         {preserve}, {maintain}, {keep up}]
      3: use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare
         time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"
         [syn: {conserve}, {husband}, {economize}, {economise}] [ant:
         {blow}, {squander}, {waste}]
      4: preserve with sugar; "Mom always conserved the strawberries
         we grew in the backyard"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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