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conservating

conservating is the present participle and gerund of conservate.

Meaning of conservate

Verb

conservate (third-person singular simple present conservates, present participle conservating, simple past and past participle conservated)

  1. (dated, transitive) To conserve.
    • 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.1873, Van Nostrand's engineering magazine
  2. (intransitive, nonstandard) To practice conservation.
    • I'm sorry, but if it's fun in any way it's not environmentalism. […] Let's conservate.2001 March, Matt Groening, “Birdbot of Ice-Catraz”, in Futurama, season 3, episode 37

Questions about conservating

What is conservating the present participle and gerund of?
Conservating is the present participle and gerund of conservate.

Words near conservating in the dictionary

  1. conservate
  2. conservated
  3. conservatee
  4. conservatees
  5. conservates
  6. conservating
  7. conservation
  8. conservation biology
  9. conservation law
  10. conservation laws
  11. conservation of energy

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