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

Mixue owns the factories in China that produce its powders, syrups and fruit purees, giving the company greater control over pricing, Tang said. —Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026

Add the tomato puree, ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon black pepper and bring to a simmer. —Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 22 Jan. 2026

Verb

This Nutribullet can be used to speed up a variety of meal prep methods, including chopping vegetables, mincing herbs, pureeing vegetables, and more. —Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 1 Jan. 2026

Similarly, cooked beets are tasty on their own, whether served as a side dish or pureed in a soup, like our Gingery Beet Soup. —Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 29 Dec. 2025

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

Rhymes for puree

• ay
• bay
• bey
• brae
• cay
• chez
• dey
• dray
• fay
• fey
• flay
• fray

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