evince

[ ih-vins ]

/ ɪˈvɪns /

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verb (used with object), e·vinced, e·vinc·ing.

to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove.

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

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Origin of evince

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

synonym study for evince

1. See display.

OTHER WORDS FROM evince

e·vin·ci·ble, adjectivenon·e·vin·ci·ble, adjectiveun·e·vinced, adjectiveun·e·vin·ci·ble, adjective

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How to use evince in a sentence

The deal evinces what some media executives had already suspected.
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A quiet book set in a quiet village, “Pond” evinced an engrossingly ruminative interiority, though its plot and themes were practically latent.
Emma Glass’s ‘Rest and Be Thankful’ powerfully describes what it means to be a health-care worker|Pete Tosiello|December 2, 2020|Washington Post
With MTV no longer a major way to promote artists, and the Internet evincing a crippling deflation, the metaphoric sky had fallen.
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His replies were perfectly ingenuous, evincing nothing of the natural taciturnity and shyness of the Indian mind.
The Indian in his Wigwam|Henry R. Schoolcraft

He adds then a reflection, evincing that he was assimilating some of the philosophy of life as well as of fighting.
The Life of Nelson, Vol. I (of 2)|A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
Reasons crowd in upon the mind, evincing that the question must be answered by an unqualified negative.
A Letter on Shakspere's Authorship of The Two Noble Kinsmen|William Spalding
She met me in the hall, her eyes flashing, but her manner evincing more tenderness than I had ever before witnessed in it.
Continental Monthly, Vol. I. February, 1862, No. II.|Various
The prisoners heard the verdict without evincing the least emotion, or the slightest change of countenance.
The History of the Catnach Press|Charles Hindley

British Dictionary definitions for evince

evince

/ (ɪˈvɪns) /

verb

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

Derived forms of evince

evincible, adjectiveevincive, adjective

Word Origin for evince

C17: from Latin ēvincere to overcome; see evict

usage for evince

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

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