To diminish in speaking; to retrench, to cut off, or omit a part for the purpose of suppressing the truth; to extenuate in representation.--Webster.
And love doth mince this matter.--Shakspeare, Othello.
There was no mincing matters; it seemed as if Mr. Calhoun's presence had mesmerized the stoutest democrats into perfect agreement with himself.--N. Y. Tribune, Nov. 26, 1845.