verb
- Keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change.
- usage: "Energy is conserved in this process"
- synonyms: conserve
- 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"
- Use cautiously and frugally.
- usage: "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"
- Preserve with sugar.
- usage: "Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard"
- synonyms: conserve
adjective
- Protected from harm or loss. .
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