To make less; to make small.
To lessen; to diminish; to diminish in speaking; to speak of lightly or slightingly; to minimise.
To effect mincingly.
To cut into very small pieces; to chop finely.
To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner.
To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner.
To affect; to pronounce affectedly or with an accent.
To say or utter vaguely (not directly or frankly).
Finely chopped meat; minced meat.
An eye (from mince pie).
Finely chopped mixed fruit used in Christmas pies; mincemeat.
An affected (often dainty or short and precise) gait.
An affected manner, especially of speaking; an affectation.
To become less excessive
To reduce the excessiveness of (something)
To preside over (something) as a moderator
To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise
To supply with a moderator (substance that decreases the speed of neutrons in a nuclear reactor and hence increases likelihood of fission).
One who holds an intermediate position between extremes, as in politics.
One of a party in Scottish Church history dominant in the 18th century, lax in doctrine and discipline, but intolerant of evangelicalism and popular rights. It caused the secessions of 1733 and 1761, and its final resultant was the Disruption of 1843.
Having an intermediate position between liberal and conservative.
Average priced; standard-deal
more than mild, less than severe
Mediocre
Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle.
Not excessive; acting in moderation