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Conserve

v. t.
  1. To keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to preserve; to protect.
  2. To prepare with sugar, etc., for the purpose of preservation, as fruits, etc.; to make a conserve of.

n.
  1. Anything which is conserved; especially, a sweetmeat prepared with sugar; a confection.
  2. (Med.) A medicinal confection made of freshly gathered vegetable substances mixed with finely powdered refined sugar. See Confection.
  3. A conservatory.