vverb.communicationmake less severe or harshSynset:mince moderate soften
Examples:- He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears
Derivationally Related Form:moderation
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:mincechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.motionwalk daintilyExamples:- She minced down the street
Hypernyms:walk
Inherited Hypernyms:mincewalktravel
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | The children --- to the playground (apply to: mince)
vverb.contactcut into small piecesDerivationally Related Form:mincemincer
Hypernyms:chop chop up
Inherited Hypernyms:mincechopcutseparatemove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | The chefs --- the vegetables (apply to: mince)
adj satadj.allaffectedly dainty or refinedSynset:niminy-piminy prim twee
Antonyms:unrefined
Derivationally Related Form:primness
Inherited Hypernyms:mincing
Similar to:refined