conserve

verb/kənˈsɜrv/

Frequency rank: #8,830 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

to protect something from being wasted or harmed; to use carefully

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Example sentence

We should all try to conserve water by taking shorter showers.

Synonyms & related words

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