Main Entry:

¹mince

Pronunciation:

\ˈmin(t)s\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

minced; minc·ing

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French mincer, from Vulgar Latin *minutiare, from Latin minutia smallness — more at minutia

Date:

14th century

transitive verb1 a: to cut or chop into very small pieces b: to subdivide minutely ; especially : to damage by cutting up2: to utter or pronounce with affectation3 aarchaic : minimize b: to restrain (words) within the bounds of decorumintransitive verb: to walk with short steps in a prim affected manner

— minc·er noun