Conserve vs Harm - What's the difference?

conserve | harm |

As a verb conserve

is .

As a proper noun harm is

, low german, derived from herman, meaning "army man".

conserve

English

Noun

(en noun)

Wilderness where human development is prohibited.

A jam or thick syrup made from fruit.

* Tatler

I shall study broths, plasters, and conserves , till from a fine lady I become a notable woman.

(obsolete) A medicinal confection made of freshly gathered vegetable substances mixed with finely powdered refined sugar.

(obsolete) A conservatory.

(Evelyn)

Verb

(conserv)

To save for later use, sometimes by the use of a preservative.

to conserve fruits with sugar

* Strype

the amity which they meant to conserve and maintain with the emperor

To protect an environment.

(physics, chemistry, intransitive) To remain unchanged during a process

Derived terms

* conservation * conservative * conservatory

Anagrams

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harm

English

(wikipedia harm)

Noun

(en noun)

Injury; hurt; damage; detriment; misfortune.

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That which causes injury, damage, or loss.

* (William Shakespeare)

We, ignorant of ourselves, / Beg often our own harms .

Usage notes

* Adjectives often applied to "harm": bodily, physical, environmental, emotional, financial, serious, irreparable, potential, long-term, short-term, permanent, lasting, material, substantial.

Verb

(en verb)

To cause injury to another; to hurt; to cause damage to something.

Derived terms

* do no harm * harmer * harmless * harm's way * self-harm * unharmed

Anagrams

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