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kənˈsəːv/
v.
- protect from harm or destruction.
▸prevent the wasteful overuse of.
- Physics maintain (a quantity) at a constant overall total.
▸Biochemistry retain (a particular amino acid, nucleotide, or sequence) unchanged in different protein or DNA molecules.
n.
/also
ˈkɒnsəːv/
jam or marmalade.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. conserver (v.), conserve (n.), from L. conservare ‘to preserve’, from con- ‘together’ + servare ‘to keep’.