Con·serve v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conserved p. pr. & vb. n. Conserving.]
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.
conserving
adj : saving from harm or loss; "serves a conserving function"
[syn: preserving]