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

Processing channels like frozen, dried, purees, sauces, and meal kits offer enormous potential to utilize every strawberry, apple, and tomato that comes out of the field. —Ivanka Trump, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025

Add a scoop of guacamole or a bean puree, or grated cheese and salsa rioja. —Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025

Verb

To avoid choking hazards, the researchers recommend pureeing blueberries for younger infants and mashing or cutting them into small pieces for older babies and toddlers. —Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025

When strawberries are at their peak, puree them into the most delicious homemade strawberry ice cream. —Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 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