puree

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noun

pu·​ree pyu̇-ˈrā How to pronounce puree (audio)
-ˈrē
variants or purée
1
: a paste or thick liquid suspension usually made from cooked food ground finely
2
: a thick soup made of pureed vegetables

puree

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verb

variants or purée
pureed or puréed; pureeing or puréeing

transitive verb

: to make a puree of

Examples of puree in a Sentence

Noun a spoonful of apple puree a puree of sweet potatoes and carrots Verb She used a blender to puree the soup.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
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Verb
Get The Recipe 11 of 15 Split Pea Soup With Ham This soup gets a nice pureed-like texture without any pureeing necessary thanks to the split peas. Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2024 Make use of the remaining pumpkin insides by pureeing them to create delicious pumpkin bread. Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for puree 

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

French purée, from Middle French, from feminine of puré, past participle of purer to purify, strain, from Latin purare to purify, from purus

First Known Use

Noun

1710, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1899, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of puree was in 1710

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Cite this Entry

“Puree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puree. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

puree

1 of 2 noun
pu·​ree pyu̇-ˈrā How to pronounce puree (audio) -ˈrē How to pronounce puree (audio)
1
: a paste or thick liquid usually made by rubbing cooked food through a sieve
2
: a thick soup having pureed vegetables as a base

puree

2 of 2 verb
pureed; pureeing
: to boil soft and then rub through a sieve

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