conserve vs embalm
embalm vs conserveconserve is a noun but embalm is not a noun.
conserve and embalm both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| conserve | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| embalm | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
embalm is a hyponym of
conserve; that is, embalm is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
conserve:
- conserve: keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
- embalm: preserve a dead body
Other hyponyms of conserve include
plastinate, hold the line.
| conserve (noun) | embalm (noun) |
|---|---|
| fruit preserved by cooking with sugar |
| conserve (verb) | embalm (verb) |
|---|---|
| preserve with sugar | preserve a dead body |
| use cautiously and frugally | |
| keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction | |
| keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change |
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