evince

American  

[ih-vins] / ɪˈvɪns /

verb (used with object)

evinced, evincing

1. to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove.

2. to reveal the possession of (a quality, trait, etc.).

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evince British  

/ ɪˈvɪns /

verb

1. (tr) to make evident; show (something, such as an emotion) clearly

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Usage

Evince is sometimes wrongly used where evoke is meant: the proposal evoked (not evinced ) a storm of protest

Related Words

See display.

Other Word Forms

• evincible adjective
• evincive adjective
• nonevincible adjective
• unevinced adjective
• unevincible adjective

Etymology

Origin of evince

1600–10; < Latin ēvincere to conquer, overcome, carry one's point, equivalent to ē- e- ¹ + vincere to conquer

Example Sentences

Tesla’s self-driving cars are also safe but evince greater assertiveness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

“The implications of such a meeting, if it occurred, are clear and evince a tacit resistance to, if not active sabotage of, a Paramount offer,” Paramount wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

As we argued earlier this week, the obvious next step will be to evince that same institutional humility with a summary affirmance of the U.S.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2024

To her credit, Pugh manages to evince some restraint.

From Washington Post • Mar. 22, 2023

For his part, Euwe didn’t evince much pride in his swift victory, since he felt that Bobby “was only a boy.”

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady