conserves

con·serve

C0582400 (kən-sûrv′)v. con·served, con·serv·ing, con·serves v.tr.1. a. To protect from loss or harm; preserve: calls to conserve our national heritage in the face of bewildering change.b. To use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste: kept the thermostat lower to conserve energy.2. To keep (a quantity) constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary changes.3. To preserve (fruits) with sugar.v.intr. To economize: tried to conserve on fuel during the long winter.n. (kŏn′sûrv′) A jam made of fruits stewed in sugar.

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[Middle English conserven, from Old French conserver, from Latin cōnservāre : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + servāre, to preserve; see ser- in Indo-European roots.]

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con·serv′a·ble adj.con·serv′er n.

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conserves - fruit preserved by cooking with sugarconserve, preserves, preserveconfiture - preserved or candied fruitapple butter - thick dark spicy puree of appleschowchow - a Chinese preserve of mixed fruits and gingerjam - preserve of crushed fruitlemon cheese, lemon curd - a conserve with a thick consistency; made with lemons and butter and eggs and sugarjelly - a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruitmarmalade - a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits

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