If you conserve a supply of something, you use it carefully so that it lasts for a long time. The republic's factories have closed for the weekend to conserve energy. = save
keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"
To conserve something means to protect it from harm, loss, or change. a big increase in US aid to help developing countries conserve their forests. = preserve
fruit preserved by cooking with sugar preserve with sugar; "Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard" use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit" keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts" keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change; "Energy is conserved in this process
to protect something from becoming overused or lost all together Conservation is the wise use of natural resources to avoid wasting naturally occurring resources or using them up completely