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/kənˈsərv/,
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conserves, 3rd person singular present; conserved, past participle; conserving, present participle; conserved, past tense;
  1. Protect (something, esp. an environmentally or culturally important place or thing) from harm or destruction
    • - the funds raised will help conserve endangered meadowlands
  2. Prevent the wasteful or harmful overuse of (a resource)
    • - industry should conserve more water
  3. Maintain (a quantity such as energy or mass) at a constant overall total

  4. Retain (a particular amino acid, nucleotide, or sequence of these) unchanged in different protein or DNA molecules

  5. Preserve (food, typically fruit) with sugar

  1. (conservation) an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change
  2. (conservation) the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources
  3. (conservation) (physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations
  4. (conserve) keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change; "Energy is conserved in this process"
  5. (conserve) 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"
  6. (conserve) use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"
  7. (Conservation (ethic)) Conservation is an ethic of resource use, allocation, and protection. Its primary focus is upon maintaining the health of the natural world: its, fisheries, habitats, and biological diversity. ...
  8. (Conservation (magazine)) The Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) is an 501(c)3 non-profit international professional organization dedicated to promoting the scientific study of the phenomena that affect the maintenance, loss, and restoration of biological diversity. ...
  9. (Conservation (physics)) In physics, a conservation law states that a particular measurable property of an isolated physical system does not change as the system evolves.
  10. (Conservation (psychology)) Conservation refers to an ability in logical thinking according to the psychologist Jean Piaget who developed four stages in cognitive development. ...
  11. (Conservation (taxonomy)) A conserved name or nomen conservandum (plural nomina conservanda, abbreviation nom. cons.) is a scientific name that has specific nomenclatural protection. Nomen conservandum is a Latin term, meaning a "name which should be conserved". ...
  12. (Conserve (NGO)) Conserve is a non-governmental organization (NGO) launched in India in 1998 by husband and wife Shalabh and Anita Ahuja.
  13. (conserve) Wilderness where human development is prohibited; A jam or thick syrup made from fruit; To save for later use; To protect an environment
  14. (conservation) The attempt by an insurance company to prevent policies from lapsing.
  15. (conservation) When a quantity (e.g.- electric charge, energy or momentum) is conserved, it is the same after a reaction between particles as it was before.
  16. (Conservation) The wise use of resources so that they are never depleted.  For example, little regard was given to the conservation of the longleaf pine forest in the early 20th century.  The ida was simply to “cut out and get out”.
  17. (Conservation) Management of the human use of the biosphere so that it may yield the greatest sustainable benefit to present generations while maintaining its potential to meet the needs and aspirations of future generations. ...
  18. (Conservation) The process or means of achieving recovery of viable populations.
  19. (conservation) The treatment, preventive care, and research directed toward the long-term safekeeping of cultural and natural heritage.
  20. (Conservation) preserving and renewing, when possible, human and natural resources. The use, protection and improvement of natural resources according to principles that will ensure their highest economic or social benefits.
  21. (conservation) Obtaining the benefits of water more efficiently, resulting in reduced demand for water. Sometimes called "end-use efficiency" or "demand management."
  22. (Conservation) Various techniques and methods to use less energy, either by utilizing more efficient technologies or by reducing wasteful ones (including wasteful habits).
  23. (Conservation) Treatment of library or archive materials, works of art, or museum objects to stabilize them chemically or strengthen them physically, prolonging life in their original form. See also Preservation.
  24. (Conservation) Efficiency of energy use, production, transmission, or distribution that results in a decrease of energy consumption while providing the same level of service.
  25. (conservation) means all the processes of looking after a place so as to retain its cultural significance. It includes maintenance, and may according to circumstance, include preservation, restoration, reconstruction and adaptation and will commonly be a combination of more than one of these.