conserve

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From Old French conserver, from Latin conservare to keep, preserve from com- intensive prefix + servare keep watch, maintain (see also observe).

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Singular
conserve

Plural
conserves

conserve (plural conserves)

  1. Wilderness where human development is prohibited.
  2. A jam or thick syrup made from fruit.

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Infinitive
to conserve

Third person singular
conserves

Simple past
conserved

Past participle
conserved

Present participle
conserving

to conserve (third-person singular simple present conserves, present participle conserving, simple past and past participle conserved)

  1. To save for later use.
  2. To protect an environment.

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[edit] French

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conserve f. (plural conserves)

  1. canned foods

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conserve

  1. Form of conserver

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[edit] Italian

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conserve f.

  1. Plural form of conserva.

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