to purée
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4.1
To make food smooth and soft by mashing or blending it
- verb
- /pjʊˈreɪ/
- UK
:
hacer puré
- purée until smooth
- purée this soup
- purée in a blender
Examples
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We are a squash family, so we will eat it like pumpkin purée, or purée it for recipes like pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, or even pumpkin bars (recipe coming soon!).
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In a blender, purée ripe bananas until smooth for a delicious dessert.
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To make the soup creamy, purée the mixture with an immersion blender.
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You can purée cooked carrots to create a smooth side dish for your meal.
Synonyms
to puree
vsto purée
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4.0
Make food smooth by crushing or blending it
is similar but focuses on general smooth paste rather than extra creaminess
to pulp
vsto purée
3
4.9
To crush something until it becomes a soft, wet mass
is made into a uniform thick liquid or paste, smoother than that mass
to mush
vsto purée
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4.2
To crush or mash something until it becomes soft
is produced as a finer, consistently smooth paste rather than a coarse soft mass
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Etymology
Purée as a verb follows the same idea from French and the root pure, meaning 'to make pure'. So to purée something is to crush or blend it until it becomes smooth and 'pure' in texture.