conserve

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
  2. verb keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change
  3. verb keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction

Etymology

From Middle English conserven, from Old French conserver, from Latin conservare (“to keep, preserve”), from com- (intensive prefix) + servo (“keep watch, maintain”). See also observe.

In classic literature

Synonyms

preserve, conserves, preserves

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