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Meaning of 'mince' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Mince [ n.]
- A short, precise step; an affected manner.
2 . Mince [ v. i.]
- To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner.
- To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner.
3 . Mince [ v. t.]
- To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine; to hash; as, to mince meat.
- 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.
- To affect; to make a parade of.

Meaning of 'mince' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . mince [ n]
Meaning (1):
- food chopped into small bits
Example in sentence:
  • a mince of mushrooms
2 . mince [ v]
Meaning (2):
- make less severe or harsh
Example in sentence:
  • He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears;
  • mitigating circumstances
Meaning (3):
- cut into small pieces
Example in sentence:
  • mince the garlic
Meaning (4):
- walk daintily
Example in sentence:
  • She minced down the street

Nearby Words:

mina minable minaceous minacious minacity minae minaret minargent minas minatorially

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