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verb (used with object)

to cut or chop into very small pieces.

to soften, moderate, or weaken (one's words), especially for the sake of decorum or courtesy.

to perform or utter with affected elegance.

to subdivide minutely, as land or a topic for study.

verb (used without object)

to walk or move with short, affectedly dainty steps.

Archaic. to act or speak with affected elegance.

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noun

something cut up very small; mincemeat.

Idiom

not mince words/matters, to speak directly and frankly; be blunt or outspoken: He was angry and didn't mince words.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English mincen < Middle French minc(i)er < Vulgar Latin *minūtiāre to mince; see minute²

Related forms

minc·er, noun

un·minced, adjective

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With a food processor running, drop the garlic in through the feed tube to mince it.

Raï is streetwise, a tough talker who will never mince words.

If you don't have one, simply mince those seasonings into a paste.

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With a food processor running, drop the garlic in through the feed tube to mince it.

Raï is streetwise, a tough talker who will never mince words.

If you don't have one, simply mince those seasonings into a paste.

Mince garlic used to season pot and add it to pot along with wine.

Mince shallots, garlic and from half to all of the remaining jalapeno.

Finely cut two tablespoons of chives and mince the same amount of parsley.

Put all ingredients except salt and pepper into a food processor and pulse a few times to mince carrots.

Put all ingredients except salt and pepper into food processor and pulse a few times to mince carrots.

Some virtuosos become human slice, dice and mince machines.

Mince remaining garlic cloves and put them in a small bowl.

Mince garlic used to season pot and add it to pot along with half-and-half.

Mince the pineapple, then crush with a potato masher or a wooden spoon.

With machine running, drop garlic through feed tube to mince.

Mince garlic, grate ginger and add both to hot oil in a pot.

Meanwhile, mince garlic, and add to pan when onion has softened.

Mince parsley, jalapeño and garlic and mix in a bowl with mint, oil and vinegar.

Mince about one tablespoon of the fat and heat it in a large skillet.

Working in batches, transfer a handful to cutting board and mince.

No one has yet found the way to prepackage the taste of a slowly grilled kebab, whatever the mince or the seasoning.

Place in a wooden bowl and use a fork to mince them.

In a food processor with the motor running, put the garlic through the feed tube, and mince.

While the vegetables are cooking, peel and mince garlic.

With food processor on, put garlic and jalapeno through feed tube, and mince.

Pick the leaves from the remaining bunch of parsley and mince them well.

Mince the remaining garlic and add, along with a bouquet garni and the tomatoes.

Crush garlic with a knife blade, and mince finely together with rosemary and salt.

Mince anchovies and garlic and mix with a large pinch of salt until you get a rough paste.

Mince the garlic and mix with the lemon juice, half the rosemary.

Peel and mince the garlic, then with the flat of your chef's knife, mash it with a.

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mince (mɪns)

—vb
1.	(tr) to chop, grind, or cut into very small pieces
2.	(tr) to soften or moderate, esp for the sake of convention or politeness: I didn't mince my words
3.	(intr) to walk or speak in an affected dainty manner

—n
4.	chiefly (Brit) minced meat
5.	informal nonsensical rubbish

[C14: from Old French mincier, from Vulgar Latin minūtiāre (unattested), from Late Latin minūtia smallness; see minutiae]

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Word Origin & History

mince

late 14c., from O.Fr. mincier "make into small pieces," from V.L. *minutiare "make small," from L.L. minutiæ "small bits," from L. minutus "small" (see minute). Related: Minced. Mince-pie is attested from c.1600; as rhyming slang for "eye" it is attested from 1857.

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