conserve

/kənsˈɝv/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. fruit preserved by cooking with sugar

verb

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”
3. use cautiously and frugally
   “I try to economize my spare time”
4. preserve with sugar
   “Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard”

Synonyms for conserve

• preserve
• conserves
• preserves
• maintain
• keep up
• husband
• economize
• economise

Antonyms of conserve

• waste

Words that rhyme with conserve

• serve
• reserve
• curve
• observe
• preserve
• nerve
• swerve
• deserve
• unnerve
• verve
• herve
• irv
• irve
• merv
• mirv
• proserv
• serv
• underserve
• zurve