Definition of puree
1 : a paste or thick liquid suspension usually made from cooked food ground finely
2 : a thick soup made of pureed vegetables
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Examples of puree in a Sentence
a spoonful of apple puree
a puree of sweet potatoes and carrots
Origin and Etymology of puree
French purée, from Middle French, from feminine of puré, past participle of purer to purify, strain, from Latin purare to purify, from purus
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Definition of puree
pureed
orpuréed
;pureeing
orpuréeing
transitive verb
: to make a puree of
Examples of puree in a Sentence
She used a blender to puree the soup.
First Known Use of puree
1899
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Definition of puree for English Language Learners
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: to crush (food) until it is a thick liquid : to make a puree of (food)
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