Main entry: preserve, preserves, conserve, conserves
Definition: fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
Main entry: conserve
Definition: preserve with sugar
Usage: Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard
Main entry: husband, conserve, economise, economize
Definition: use cautiously and frugally
Usage: I try to economize my spare time; conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit
Main entry: preserve, maintain, keep up, conserve
Definition: keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
Usage: 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
Main entry: conserve
Definition: keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change
Usage: Energy is conserved in this process