Conserve

(14), v. t. [imp. & p. p. CONSERVED; p. pr. & vb. n. CONSERVING.] [Lat. conservare, from con and servare, to keep, guard; Fr. conserver, Pr., Sp., & Pg. conservar, It. conservare.]

1Sense 1. To keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to preserve; to protect. “All things conserving safe till his retreat.” Chapman.

The amity which . . . they meant to conserve and maintain with the emperor. Strype.

2Sense 2. To prepare with sugar, &c., for the purpose of preservation, as fruits, &c.

n. [Fr. conserve, from conserver. See supra.] 1. Any thing which is conserved; especially, a sweetmeat made of fruit, &c., prepared with sugar. I shall . . . study broths, plasters, and conserves, till . . . I become a notable woman. Tatler. 2. A conservatory. [Obs.] Evelyn.