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| pu·rée [ py ráy, pyə ráy ] or pu·ree [ py ráy, pyə ráy ] |
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food in form of paste: a food that has been made into a thick moist paste by rubbing it through a sieve, mashing it, or blending it
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle pu·réed, present participle pu·rée·ing, 3rd person present singular pu·rées) (past and past participle pu·reed, present participle pu·ree·ing, 3rd person present singular pu·rees) |
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make food into purée: to become a purée, or sieve, mash, or blend food into a purée
 Purée the vegetables and add them to the stock.
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| [Early 18th century. < French< form of past participle of purer "squeeze out," literally "make pure" < Latin purare< purus "pure"] |
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