Thesaurus: mince

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1. v. t. To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine; to hash; as, to mince meat.
2. v. t. To suppress or weaken the force of; to extenuate; to palliate; to tell by degrees, instead of directly and frankly; to clip, as words or expressions; to utter half and keep back half of.
3. v. t. To affect; to make a parade of.
4. v. i. To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner.
5. v. i. To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner.
6. n. A short, precise step; an affected manner.
7. n. food chopped into small bits
8. v. make less severe or harsh
9. v. walk daintily
10. v. cut into small pieces
11. 1. To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine; to hash; as, to mince meat. Bacon. 2. To suppress or weaken the force of; to extenuate; to palliate; to tell by degrees, instead of directly and frankly; to clip, as words or expressions; to utter half and keep back half of. I know no ways to mince it in love, but directly to say -- "I love you." Shak. Siren, now mince the sin, And mollify damnation with a phrase. Dryden. If, to mince his meaning, I had either omitted some part of what he said, or taken from the strength of his expression, I certainly had wronged him. Dryden. 3. To affect; to make a parade of. [R.] Shak. 1. To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner. The daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes,... mincing as they go. Is. iii. 16. I 'll... turn two mincing steps Into a manly stride. Shak. 2. To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner. A short, precise step; an affected manner.
12. n:6/v:94 n. food chopped into small bits v. make less severe or harsh v. walk daintily v. cut into small pieces