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conserve
Universal Words
verb, noun
verb [VN]
1 to use as little of sth as possible so that it lasts a long time:
Help to conserve energy by insulating your home.
2 to protect sth and prevent it from being changed or destroyed:
new laws to conserve wildlife in the area
seealsoCONSERVATION
comparePRESERVE
noun [C,U] jam containing large or whole pieces of fruit:
a strawberry conserve
