purée

or pu·ree

[ pyoo-rey, -ree, pyoor-ey ]

/ pyʊˈreɪ, -ˈri, ˈpyʊər eɪ /

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noun

a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.

a soup made with ingredients that have been puréed.

verb (used with object), pu·réed, pu·rée·ing.

to make a purée of.

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Origin of purée

1700–10; <French, noun use of feminine past participle of purer to strain, literally, make pure; see pure

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How to use purée in a sentence

In another case, a whole plate of uneaten food (including nuts, hummus and raisins) was pureed and inserted rectally.
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Aksyonov has great fun inventing a culturally pureed lexicon for his might-have-been cosmopolitan Russians.
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Gerber decided it was high time to introduce pureed meals for adults.
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It's also true that--like many squashes and gourds--it needs to be stewed and pureed to get rid of its stringy texture.
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Instead, one gate moved inward by a fraction of a foot, and a pureed head peered cautiously between the gap.
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British Dictionary definitions for purée (1 of 2)

puree

puri

/ (ˈpuːrɪ) /

noun

an unleavened flaky Indian bread, that is deep-fried in ghee and served hot

Word Origin for puree

Hindi

British Dictionary definitions for purée (2 of 2)

purée

/ (ˈpjʊəreɪ) /

noun

a smooth thick pulp of cooked and sieved fruit, vegetables, meat, or fish

verb -rées, -réeing or -réed

(tr) to make (cooked foods) into a purée

Word Origin for purée

C19: from French purer to purify

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