Translate conserve | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of conserve
verb
Pronunciation:
/kənˈsərv/
[with object] protect (something, especially an environmentally or culturally important place or thing) from harm or destruction:the funds raised will help conserve endangered meadowlands prevent the wasteful or harmful overuse of (a resource):industry should conserve more water Physics maintain (a quantity such as energy or mass) at a constant overall total. (usually
be conserved)
Biochemistry retain (a particular amino acid, nucleotide, or sequence of these) unchanged in different protein or DNA molecules. preserve (food, typically fruit) with sugar.
noun
Pronunciation:
/ˈkänˌsərv/
a sweet food made by preserving fruit with sugar; jam.
