Conserve
Conserve verb - To keep in good condition.
Usage example: conserve our national parks so that they may be enjoyed by future generations
Damage
Damage verb - To reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of.
Common collocations
| environment | conserve environment | damage environment |
| time | conserve time | damage time |
| health | conserve health | damage health |
| missiles | conserve missiles | damage missiles |
| Other words: tanks. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Harry takes up lock-picking as physical therapy for his burnt hand, then uses it to conserve his magical energy and cause less property damage while breaking into places covertly.
Source: Boxing Lessons for Superman
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Damage and Conserve. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/conserve/damage
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