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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Conserve \Con*serve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conserved; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Conserving.] [F. conserver, L. conservare; con- +
     servare to keep, guard. See Serve.]
     1. To keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to preserve; to
        protect.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The amity which . . . they meant to conserve and
              maintain with the emperor.            --Strype.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To prepare with sugar, etc., for the purpose of
        preservation, as fruits, etc.; to make a conserve of.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Conserve \Con"serve\, n. [F. conserve, fr. conserver.]
     1. Anything which is conserved; especially, a sweetmeat
        prepared with sugar; a confection.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I shall . . . study broths, plasters, and conserves,
              till from a fine lady I become a notable woman.
                                                    --Tatler.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Med.) A medicinal confection made of freshly gathered
        vegetable substances mixed with finely powdered refined
        sugar. See Confection.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A conservatory. [Obs.] --Evelyn.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Conserve \Con*serve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conserved; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Conserving.] [F. conserver, L. conservare; con- +
     servare to keep, guard. See Serve.]
     1. To keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to preserve; to
        protect.
  
              The amity which . . . they meant to conserve and
              maintain with the emperor.            --Strype.
  
     2. To prepare with sugar, etc., for the purpose of
        preservation, as fruits, etc.; to make a conserve of.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Conserve \Con"serve\, n. [F. conserve, fr. conserver.]
     1. Anything which is conserved; especially, a sweetmeat
        prepared with sugar; a confection.
  
              I shall . . . study broths, plasters, and conserves,
              till from a fine lady I become a notable woman.
                                                    --Tatler.
  
     2. (Med.) A medicinal confection made of freshly gathered
        vegetable substances mixed with finely powdered refined
        sugar. See Confection.
  
     3. A conservatory. [Obs.] --Evelyn.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  conserve
       n : fruit preserved by cooking with sugar [syn: preserve, conserves,
            preserves]
       v 1: keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or
            evolutionary change; "Energy is conserved in this
            process"
       2: keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or
          destruction; "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" [syn: preserve,
           maintain, keep up]
       3: use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare
          time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"
          [syn: husband, economize, economise] [ant: waste]
       4: preserve with sugar; "Mom always conserved the strawberries
          we grew in the backyard"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  conserve
     Γαλλικά n.
     η κονσέρβα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  conserve
     Italian n.
     (plural of it conserva)
     Latin n.
     (inflection of la cōnservus  voc s)
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: conservar)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  conserve
     n.
     1 wilderness where human development is prohibited.
     2 A jam or thick syrup made from fruit.
     3 (lb en obsolete) A medicinal confection made of freshly gathered
  vegetable substances mixed with finely powdered refined sugar.
     4 (lb en obsolete) A conservatory.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To save for later use, sometimes by the use of a
  preservative.
     2 (lb en transitive) To protect an environment, heritage, etc.
     3 (lb en physics chemistry intransitive) To remain unchanged during a
  process

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  conserve
     Italian n.
     (plural of it conserva)
     Latin n.
     (inflection of la cōnservus  voc s)
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: conservar)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  conserve
     Italian n.
     (plural of it conserva)
     Latin n.
     (inflection of la cōnservus  voc s)
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: conservar)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  conserve
     Espanja vb.
     (es-v-taivm 1 conserv e)
     Ranska n.
     säilyke, purkkiruoka
     Ranska vb.
     (fr-v-taivm 1 c onserv e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  conserve
     Engelska n.
     fruktkonserv
     Engelska vb.
     konservera, bevara

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  conserve /kənsˈɜːv/
  behou, bêre, bewaar

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Conserve /kənsˈɜːv/
  إحفظ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  conserve //kənˈsɜː(ɹ)v// //ˈkɒnsɜː(ɹ)v// 
  1. конфитюр, сладко
  A jam or thick syrup made from fruit
  2. резерват
  wilderness where human development is prohibited

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  conserve //kənˈsɜː(ɹ)v// //ˈkɒnsɜː(ɹ)v// 
  1. защитавам, опазвам
  to protect
  2. запазвам, консервирам
  to save for later use

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  conserve /kənsˈɜːv/ 
  zachovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  conserve /kənsˈɜːv/ 
  konzervovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  conserve /kənsˈɜːv/ 
  šetřit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  conserve /kənsˈɜːv/
  uchovat

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  conserve /kənsˈɜːv/ 
  erhalten, konservieren, bewahren, schonen 
   see: conserving, conserved, conserves, conserved
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  conserve /kənsˈɜːv/
  
  διατηρώ, συντηρώ

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  conserve //kənˈsɜː(ɹ)v// //ˈkɒnsɜː(ɹ)v// 
  1. säilyke
  to protect
  2. säilöä
  to save for later use

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  conserve /kənsəːv/
  conserver, maintenir, retenir

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  conserve /kənsˈɜːv/ 
  1. मुरब्बा
        "I like the conserve of gooseberries."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  conserve /kənsˈɜːv/ 
  1. सुरक्षित~रखना
        "Wild life should be conserved."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  conserve /kənsˈɜːv/
  konzervirati, održavati, očuvati, čuvati

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  conserve /kənsˈɜːv/
  1. konzerv
  2. befôtt

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  conserve /kənsˈɜːv/
  conservare

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  conserve //kənˈsɜː(ɹ)v// //ˈkɒnsɜː(ɹ)v// 
  1. 保存する
  to protect
  2. 節約
  to save for later use

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  conserve /kənˈsɜ:v/ 
   1.  zachowywać, oszczędzać
   2.  zabezpieczać, chronić

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  conserve /kənsəːv/
  conservar, guardar

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  conserve /kənsəːv/
  conservar, guardar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  conserve //kənˈsɜː(ɹ)v// //ˈkɒnsɜː(ɹ)v// 
  bevara
  to protect

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  conserve /kənsˈɜːv/
  1. reçel, konserve.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  conserve /kənsˈɜːv/
  1. korumak, muhafaza etmek
  2. şeker ile muhafaza etmek, konserve yapmak.

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

   (boîte de c.) conserve /kɔ̃sˈɛʁv/
  mir (boest-v.)

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

   (en c.) conserve /kɔ̃sˈɛʁv/
  mir (-m.)

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

   (nourriture de/en c.) conserve /kɔ̃sˈɛʁv/
  mir (boued-m.)

From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ita ]

  conserve /kɔ̃.sɛʁv/ 
  conserva

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/kənˈsɝv/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  94 Moby Thesaurus words for "conserve":
     Jell-O, attend to, baby-sit, blancmange, candy, care for, chaperon,
     cherish, comfit, compote, confection, confectionery, confiture,
     copyright, foster, frosting, gelatin, glaze, guard, hold back,
     hold on to, honey, husband, icing, jam, jelly, keep, keep alive,
     keep back, keep by one, keep in reserve, keep in store,
     keep intact, keep inviolate, keep on hand, keep safe, keep up,
     keep watch over, lay by, look after, look out for, look to,
     maintain, marmalade, matronize, meringue, mind, minister to,
     mother, mousse, not destroy, not endanger, not expend, not use up,
     not waste, nurse, nurture, patent, preserve, protect, protege,
     provide for, put apart, put aside, put by, register, reserve,
     retain, ride herd on, save, save up, see after, see to, set apart,
     set aside, set by, shepherd, spare, support, sustain, sweet,
     sweet stuff, sweetmeat, sweets, take care of, take charge of, tend,
     tutti-frutti, uphold, watch, watch out for, watch over,
     whipped cream, withhold
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 蜜饯,果酱;
  v. 保存,保全;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 蜜饯,果酱
     vt. 保存,保全

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