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Definition of: puree
(py
·rā′, pyr′ā; Fr. pü·rā′) noun
A thick pulp, usually of vegetables, boiled and strained.
—v.t. ·réed, ·rée·ing To put (cooked or soft food) through a sieve, blender, etc.: to purée vegetables. [<F <OF, pp. fem. of purer strain <L purare purify <purus pure]
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