Conserve

To keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to preserve; to protect.

To prepare with sugar, etc., for the purpose of preservation, as fruits, etc.; to make a conserve of.

Anything which is conserved; especially, a sweetmeat prepared with sugar; a confection.

A medicinal confection made of freshly gathered vegetable substances mixed with finely powdered refined sugar. See Confection.

A conservatory.

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"