Conserve and Dissipate

Conserve

Conserve verb - To avoid the wasteful or destructive use of.
Usage example: the need to conserve oil and other finite fossil fuels

Dissipate is an antonym for conserve in save topic.

Dissipate

Dissipate verb - To use up carelessly.
Usage example: dissipated the family fortune in reckless business ventures

Conserve is an antonym for dissipate.

Nearby Words: dissipation, dissipating

Common collocations

energy conserve energy dissipate energy
heat conserve heat dissipate heat
time conserve time dissipate time
food conserve food dissipate food
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