conserve

Meanings

• fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
• keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change
  • "Energy is conserved in this process"
• keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
  • "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"
  • "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"
• use cautiously and frugally
  • "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"
• preserve with sugar
  • "Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard"

Synonyms

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