Conserve vs Observe - What's the difference?
conserve | observe |
Wilderness where human development is prohibited.
A jam or thick syrup made from fruit.
* Tatler
(obsolete) A medicinal confection made of freshly gathered vegetable substances mixed with finely powdered refined sugar.
(obsolete) A conservatory.
To save for later use, sometimes by the use of a preservative.
* Strype
To protect an environment.
(physics, chemistry, intransitive) To remain unchanged during a process
(lb) To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail.
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*1892 , (Arthur Conan Doyle),
*:“One horse?” interjected Holmes. ¶ “Yes, only one.” ¶ “Did you observe the colour?”
*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-03, author=Frank Fish, George Lauder
, volume=101, issue=2, page=114, magazine=(American Scientist)
, title= (lb) To follow or obey the custom, practice, or rules (especially of a religion).
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*Bible, (w)
*:Ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread.
*{{quote-news, year=2011, date=November 10, author=Jeremy Wilson, work=Telegraph
, title= (lb) To comment on something; to make an observation.
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*:Elbows almost touching they leaned at ease, idly reading the almost obliterated lines engraved there. ¶ ("I never) understood it," she observed , lightly scornful. "What occult meaning has a sun-dial for the spooney? I'm sure I don't want to read riddles in a strange gentleman's optics."
In transitive terms the difference between conserve and observe
is that conserve is to protect an environment while observe is to follow or obey the custom, practice, or rules (especially of a religion).As a noun conserve
is wilderness where human development is prohibited.conserve
English
Noun
(en noun)- I shall study broths, plasters, and conserves , till from a fine lady I become a notable woman.
- (Evelyn)
Verb
(conserv)- to conserve fruits with sugar
- the amity which they meant to conserve and maintain with the emperor
Derived terms
* conservation * conservative * conservatoryAnagrams
* * English heteronyms ----observe
English
Verb
(observ)Not Just Going with the Flow, passage=An extreme version of vorticity is a vortex . The vortex is a spinning, cyclonic mass of fluid, which can be observed in the rotation of water going down a drain, as well as in smoke rings, tornados and hurricanes.}}
England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report, passage=A sell-out crowd of 10,000 then observed perfectly a period of silence before the team revealed their black armbands, complete with stitched-in poppies, for the match. After Fifa’s about-turn, it must have been a frantic few days for the England kit manufacturer. The on-field challenge was altogether more straightforward. }}