puree

1 of 2

noun

pu·​ree pyu̇-ˈrā 

-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

2 of 2

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

Add the ingredients to a food processor, and puree into a very fine paste with a couple tablespoons of water. —Monica Eng, Axios, 14 July 2024

Frozen Tropical Citrus has passionfruit and citrus flavors with swirls of strawberry puree, 140 milligrams of caffeine, 180 calories and 42 grams of sugar. —Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 29 June 2024

Verb

The best food processors can blitz, chop, and puree all sorts of ingredients with speed and precision. —Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 16 July 2024

Sorrel has beautiful red-veined leaves that can be eaten fresh in salads or pureed into tangy sauces for fish. —Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 15 July 2024

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

Kids Definition

puree

1 of 2 noun

pu·​ree pyu̇-ˈrā  -ˈrē 

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