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to puree

to puree

15 4.0
Make food smooth by crushing or blending it
  • verb
  • /pjʊˈreɪ/
translation icon : hacer puré
  • You can roast a pumpkin, you know, and puree it with some stock, and you made soup.
  • puree vegetables
  • puree until smooth
  • puree in a blender

But no it just I puree mine so it's like a veggie hummus.

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Examples

  • Puree those pears!

  • I only drink during the day but I puree foods.

  • You want to puree it until it's pretty, pretty smooth.

  • And tell him to puree the salmon, if you would please.

  • First, you can cook and eat or puree your pumpkin flesh for healthy eating and holiday baking.

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  • You know, if you steam fresh vegetables... and then puree them in a blender... it would be better for your baby.

  • COOKING INSTRUCTIONS: Puree half the drained beans in your food processor and set aside.

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  • It's all the shopping, it's spending hours in the farmers' market, it's finding the right foods for her, it's pureeing sweet potatoes, and I do all of this at the same time as I'm nursing.

  • With an immersion blender, or in small batches with a traditional blender, puree the soup until smooth.

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  • To make a delicious soup, you should puree the roasted tomatoes in a blender until smooth.

Synonyms

to purée
vsto puree
  • UK
1 4.1

To make food smooth and soft by mashing or blending it

results in a smoother creamier texture from more thorough blending or sieving

How Smooth

to liquefy
  • Specialized
18 4.4
to puree
15 4.0
to blend
255 2.3
to mash
121 1.4
to mince
38 3.1

Surface Forms

puree infinitive
pureed past
pureed past participle
pureeing present participle
purees third person singular

Etymology

Puree comes from French and is built on the root pure, meaning 'made pure' or 'clean'. To puree something is to crush or blend it until it becomes smooth and 'pure', which is why the verb means to make food lump-free and creamy.