puree

Plural: purees

Noun

• food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender
• A food that has been ground or crushed into a thick liquid or paste.
• Alternative form of puri (“type of unleavened bread”).

Verb

Verb Forms: pureed, pureeing, purees

• To reduce food to a smooth, thick pulp by blending or sieving.
• rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
  • "puree the vegetables for the baby"
• To crush or grind food into a puree.

Examples

• He hoped to PUREE his opponent’s high-scoring lead into nothing with a bingo.
• Tomato sauce is generally a puree.

Synonyms

strain

Related Words

pomme puree

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