conserve

Noun
  1. Fruit preserved by cooking with sugar (synset 107658080)
    is a type of: confiture - preserved or candied fruit
    subtypes:
    • apple butter - thick dark spicy puree of apples
    • chowchow - a Chinese preserve of mixed fruits and ginger
    • jam - preserve of crushed fruit
    • lemon cheese, lemon curd - a conserve with a thick consistency; made with lemons and butter and eggs and sugar
    • jelly - a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit
    • marmalade - a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits
    same as: conserves, preserve, preserves
Verb
  1. Keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change (synset 202688390)
    "Energy is conserved in this process"
    is a type of: hold, keep, maintain - cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., `keep clean'
  2. Keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction (synset 202284977)
    "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"
    is a type of: keep - look after; be the keeper of; have charge of
    subtypes:
    • embalm - preserve a dead body
    • plastinate - preserve (tissue) with plastics, as for teaching and research purposes
    • hold the line - hold the line on prices; keep the price of something constant
    same as: keep up, maintain, preserve
  3. Use cautiously and frugally (synset 202273988)
    "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"
    is a type of: preserve, save - to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
    subtypes: retrench - tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
    same as: economise, economize, husband
  4. Preserve with sugar (synset 200212475)
    "Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard"
    referred to in: cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
    is a type of: keep, preserve - prevent (food) from rotting

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