Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

conservate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-ser-vate
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Dated; Transitive verb

verb

To practice conservation.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"The theory which was, and we believe is still maintained by the patentees, embraces the idea that the vitality of the animal is thus conservated and eventually conveyed to the plant per the Native Guano."
"When Hoover's conservating pen / Cut down our steak and sausage ration / With one accord we cried "AMEN," / And meatlessness became the fashion."
"I'm sorry, but if it's fun in any way it's not environmentalism. […] Let's conservate."

Etymology

Back-formation from conservation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

conservates (present, singular) conservating (participle, present) conservated (participle, past) conservated (past)

Derived Forms

conservatism

Questions

What does conservate mean?: To conserve.
Where does conservate come from?: Back-formation from conservation.

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