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con·serve
 conserve
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
k n
suhrv
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| inflections: |
conserved, conserves, conserving |
| definition 1: |
to keep safe from loss, destruction, or waste.
By these efforts, we hope to conserve our supply of strategic metals.- synonyms:
- preserve, protect
- similar words:
- guard, husband, keep, maintain, salvage, spare
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| definition 2: |
to use wisely and sparingly so as not to waste.
When the price of fuel went up, he began to conserve gasoline.- synonyms:
- save, spare
- antonyms:
- dissipate, squander, waste
- similar words:
- economize, husband, ration, scrimp
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| related words: |
nurse, preserve, retrench, save, spare |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to use something wisely and sparingly so as to avoid waste.
We're running out of drinking water, so we'll have to conserve. |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
kn
suhrv
[or]
kan
srv
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| definition: |
(often pl.) jam made of fruits and sugar.
- synonyms:
- jam
- similar words:
- compote, confection, jelly, marmalade, preserve
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| derivation: |
conserver (n.) |
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