Difference between Softens and Mince

SOFTENS 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 cut or chop into very small pieces.
To subdivide (land, for example) into minute parts.
To pronounce in an affected way, as with studied elegance and refinement.
To moderate, restrain, or euphemize (words) for the sake of politeness and decorum.
To walk with very short steps or with exaggerated primness.
To speak in an affected way.
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 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 make less; make small; specifically, to cut or chop into very small pieces: as, to mince meat.
To lessen; diminish; especially, to diminish in speaking; speak of lightly or slightingly; minimize.
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 effect mincingly.
To walk with short steps or with affected nicety; affect delicacy in manner.
To speak with affected elegance.

Reduces, Lessens, Relents, Eases, Lightens, 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

Thickens, Fades, Dries, Brightens, Commutes, Ease, Yield, Mince, Buffer, Damp, Break, Cushion, Moderate, Dampen, Weaken

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

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.