Difference between Mincing and Refined

Mincing

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make less; make small.

Refined

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Showing or having good feelings or good taste.An absence of coarseness.Not vulgar.Without impurities.

Example sentence: We're close to losing our essential diversity. Look at our wheat crops - we rely on a handful of grain crops and plants that we've refined and bred over hundreds of years.