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 verb 1 a : to cut or chop into very small pieces b : to subdivide minutely; especially : to damage by cutting up
2 : to utter or pronounce with affectation
3 a archaic : minimize b : to restrain (words) within the bounds of decorumintransitive verb : to walk with short steps in a prim affected manner

— minc·er noun