Conserve



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• v.保全, 保存

Webster Collegiate

I. transitive verb (conserved; conserving)

• Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French conserver, from Latin conservare, from com- + servare to keep, guard, observe; akin to Avestan haurvaiti he guards
• Date: 14th century
• 1. to keep in a safe or sound state <he conserved his inheritance; especially to avoid wasteful or destructive use of <conserve natural resources
• 2. to preserve with sugar
• 3. to maintain (a quantity) constant during a process of chemical, physical, or evolutionary change <conserved DNA sequences
• ? conserver noun

II. noun

• Date: 15th century
• 1. sweetmeat; especially a candied fruit
• 2. preserve; specifically one prepared from a mixture of fruits

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