Difference between Soften and Mince

SOFTEN vs MINCE: NOUN

Make less severe or harsh
Cut into small pieces
Walk daintily
To make less; make small.
To lessen; diminish; to diminish in speaking; speak of lightly or slightingly; minimise.
To affect; to pronounce affectedly or with an accent.
To diminish the force of.

To moderate, restrain, or euphemize (words) for the sake of politeness and decorum.
To cut or chop into very small pieces.
To pronounce in an affected way, as with studied elegance and refinement.
To subdivide (land, for example) into minute parts.
To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner.
To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner.
To speak in an affected way.
To walk with very short steps or with exaggerated primness.

To render less hard; -- said of matter.
To mollify; to make less fierce or intractable.
To compose; to mitigate; to assuage.
To palliate; to represent as less enormous.
To make less harsh, less rude, less offensive, or less violent, or to render of an opposite quality.
To make tender; to make effeminate; to enervate.
To make less harsh or grating, or of a quality the opposite.
To make less glaring; to tone down.

To affect; to make a parade of.
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.
To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine; to hash.

To remove from (natural water) the hardness due to the presence of salts of calcium or magnesium in solution. In the case of temporary hardness, boiling the water or adding to it a carefully determined proportion of calcium hydroxid is used to produce softening; in the case of permanent hardness, sodium carbonate, not in too large excess, may be added. See hardness, 2.
To make less glaring; tone down; make less sharp or harsh: as, to soften the coloring of a picture; to soften the outline of something.
To make less harsh or severe, less rude, less offensive or violent; mitigate: as, to soften an expression.
To make tender; make effeminate; enervate: as, troops softened by luxury.
To mollify; make less fierce or intractable; make more susceptible of humane or fine feelings: as, to soften a hard heart; to soften savage natures.
To make soft, or more soft.
To pass by soft, imperceptible degrees; melt; blend.
To become less rude, harsh, severe, or cruel; grow less obstinate or obdurate; become more susceptible of humane feelings and tenderness; relent.
To become soft or less hard.
To make less strong or intense in sound; make less loud; make smooth to the ear: as, to soften the voice.

To speak with affected elegance.
To effect mincingly.
To utter primly: bring or show forth sparingly or in a half-spoken way; hence, to display with affected delicacy; use affectation in regard to: as, to mince one's words or a narrative; to mince the lapses of one's neighbors; a minced oath.
To lessen; diminish; especially, to diminish in speaking; speak of lightly or slightingly; minimize.
To make less; make small; specifically, to cut or chop into very small pieces: as, to mince meat.
To walk with short steps or with affected nicety; affect delicacy in manner.

Diminish, Lighten, Soothe, Loosen, Lessen, Yield, Mince, Buffer, Damp, Break, Cushion, Moderate, Relent, Dampen, Weaken

Overmix, Pancetta, Meat, Saute, Fry, Carve, Gee, Afraid, Swallow, Hash, Chop, Chew, Pies, Moderate, Soften

Assuage, Sweeten, Diminish, Soothe, Loosen, Lessen, Yield, Mince, Buffer, Damp, Break, Cushion, Moderate, Dampen, Weaken

Overmix, Pancetta, Meat, Saute, Fry, Carve, Gee, Afraid, Swallow, Hash, Chop, Chew, Pies, Moderate, Soften

May your memories help to soften her passing.
We used a router to soften the edge.
Moisten your brush so its bristles soften up.
Ragu soften and mellow into the sauce Ingredients.
It does not soften appreciablywhen immersed in water.
How to soften duck canvas: One of the tips you need to use to soften duck cloth is to do a test run first.
Once it starts to soften, I dot it on my face and allow it to soften even more.
As the fire will soften iron, so Makaya will soften the heart.
Personal use that allows you to find the meaning and all words formed with soften, anagrams soften.
My tears are meant to soften you, like waves soften rocks and, eventually, turn them into water.

Those mince pies will be eaten this year.
Ndamukong Suh is not one to mince words.
Acocella is never one to mince her words.
Chop, slice, shred or mince all the ingredients.
BORDEN FOOD COMPANY: A Story of Mince Meat.
Mince the remaining garlic cloves and set aside.
Prime mince beef in a napoli sauce $24.
Our famous 1kg Classic Christmas cake16 artisan fruit mince pies (with fruit mince soaked in specially imported French Brandy)30 approx. real butter shortbread.
Right, I'm off to eat some home-made mince pies now (my dad bakes a mean mince pie) and do some more knitting..
Beef Mince with frozen chopped onions in the beef mince Pack.