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Webster 1913 Edition

Conserve

Con-serve′

,
Verb.
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.

Con′serve

,
Noun.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Conserve

CONSERVE

,
Verb.
T.
[L., to hold, keep or guard.] To keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to preserve from loss, decay, waste, or injury; to defend from violation; as, to conserve bodies from perishing; to conserve the peace of society; to conserve fruits, roots and herbs, with sugar, &c.

CONSERVE

, n.
1.
A sweetmeat made of the inspissated juice of fruit, boiled with sugar.
2.
In pharmacy, a form of medicine contrived to preserve the flowers, herbs, roots or fruits of simples, as nearly as possible, in their natural fresh state. Fresh vegetables and sugar of the consistence of honey.
3.
A conservatory. [Not usual.]

Definition 2024

conservé

conservé

See also: conserve

French

Verb

conservé m ‎(feminine singular conservée, masculine plural conservés, feminine plural conservées)

  1. past participle of conserver

Anagrams

Spanish

Verb

conservé

  1. First-person singular (yo) preterite indicative form of conservar.

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