CONSERVE
- to protect from loss or depletion [v CONSERVED, CONSERVES, CONSERVING]
- to keep in a safe or sound state he conserved his inheritance
- avoid wasteful or destructive use of conserve natural resources
- preserve with sugar
- to preserve (to keep safe from harm) [v CONSERVED, CONSERVING, CONSERVES]
- maintain (a quantity) constant during a process of chemical, physical, or evolutionary change conserved DNA sequences