Definition of "mince"
noun:
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Finely chopped meat.
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Finely chopped mixed fruit used in Christmas pies; mincemeat.
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An affected (often dainty or short and precise) gait.
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An affected manner, especially of speaking; an affectation.
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verb:
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To make less; make small.
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To lessen; diminish; to diminish in speaking; speak of lightly or slightingly; minimise.
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To effect mincingly.
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To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine.
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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.
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To affect; to pronounce affectedly or with an accent.
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To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner.
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To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner.
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To diminish the force of.
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