PUREE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does puree mean? 

• PUREE (noun)
  The noun PUREE has 1 sense:

1. food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender

  Familiarity information: PUREE used as a noun is very rare.

• PUREE (verb)
  The verb PUREE has 1 sense:

1. rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender

  Familiarity information: PUREE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PUREE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("puree" is a kind of...):

aliment; alimentation; nourishment; nutriment; nutrition; sustenance; victuals (a source of materials to nourish the body)

Derivation:

puree (rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender)

• PUREE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they puree    ... he / she / it purees   
Past simple: pureed   
Past participle: pureed   
-ing form: pureeing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

puree; strain

Context example:

puree the vegetables for the baby

Hypernyms (to "puree" is one way to...):

rub (move over something with pressure)

Domain category:

cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Derivation:

puree (food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender)