conserve

  • 41conserve — to set aside or modify any provision of the Code, q.v., so as, e.g. to preserve or permit the use of a name as a valid name by removing the obstacles to such use, to preserve the use of a name in a taxonomic sense that would otherwise be… …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 42conserve — 1. noun /ˈkɒnsɜː(r)v,kənˈsɜː(r)v/ a) Wilderness where human development is prohibited. b) A jam or thick syrup made from fruit. 2. verb /ˈkɒnsɜː(r)v,kənˈsɜː(r)v/ …

    Wiktionary

  • 43conserve — SYN: confection. * * * con·serve kän .sərv n an obsolete medicinal preparation made by mixing undried vegetable drugs with sufficient powdered sugar to form a soft mass compare CONFECTION con·serve kən sərv vt, con·served; con·serv·ing to… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 44conserve — 1 p.s. Prés., 3 p.s. Prés., 1 p.s. Prés. subj., 3 p.s. Prés. subj. conserver …

    French Morphology and Phonetics

  • 45conservé — Part. pas. m.s. conserver …

    French Morphology and Phonetics

  • 46conserve — Synonyms and related words: 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,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 47conserve — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. See store, preservation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. jam, fruit butter, marmalade; see jam 1 , jelly 1 . v. Syn. keep, preserve, husband, save; see maintain 3 , preserve 3 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesau …

    English dictionary for students

  • 48conserve — [14] Latin servāre meant ‘keep, preserve’ (it was not related to servus ‘slave’, source of English serve and servant). Among the compounds formed from it were praeservāre ‘guard in advance’ and, using the intensive prefix com , conservāre. This… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 49conserve — con·serve || kÉ™n sɜːv v. guard from harm; preserve n. marmalade, jam …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 50CONSERVE — conservae …

    Abbreviations in Latin Inscriptions