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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Conserve \Con*serve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conserved}; p. pr & vb n. {Conserving}.] [F. conserver, L. conservare con- + servare to keep guard. See {Serve}.] 1. To keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to preserve; to protect. The amity which . . . they meant to conserve and maintain with the emperor. --Strype. 2. To prepare with sugar, etc., for the purpose of preservation, as fruits, etc.; to make a conserve of From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: conserving adj : saving from harm or loss "serves a conserving function" [syn: {preserving}] n : the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources [syn: {conservation}, {conservancy}]
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