mince

1. v. t. To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine; to hash; as, to mince meat. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

3. v. t. To affect; to make a parade of. Source: opted

4. v. i. To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner. Source: opted

5. v. i. To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner. Source: opted

6. n. A short, precise step; an affected manner. Source: opted

7. n. food chopped into small bits Source: wordnet

8. v. make less severe or harsh Source: wordnet

9. v. walk daintily Source: wordnet

10. v. cut into small pieces Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

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 Source: ecdict

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