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evince [ih-vins] ExamplesWord Origin 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.).
Origin of evince 1600–10; Latin ēvincere to conquer, overcome, carry one’s point, equivalent to ē- e-1 + vincere to conquerRelated formse·vin·ci·ble, adjectivenon·e·vin·ci·ble, adjectiveun·e·vinced, adjectiveun·e·vin·ci·ble, adjectiveSynonym study 1. See display. Related Words for evincing disclose, reveal, attest, prove, declare, indicate, show, demonstrate, display, furnish Examples from the Web for evincing Contemporary Examples of evincing
With MTV no longer a major way to promote artists, and the Internet evincing a crippling deflation, the metaphoric sky had fallen.
Touré
October 23, 2008
Historical Examples of evincing
The prince only seemed happy in evincing his affection toward me.
Mary Robinson
Nor have his fellow-countrymen lacked in evincing their vigorous appreciation.
Anonymous
They took the scent into the heart of it, evincing great eagerness.
William Nelson Hutchinson
Just as he had thought, Sophy was evincing rashness in its most aggravated form.
Amelie Rives
Surely that was “evincing an express liking” for an obstruction of the kidnappers.
Theodore Parker
British Dictionary definitions for evincing evince verb
- (tr) to make evident; show (something, such as an emotion) clearly
Derived Formsevincible, adjectiveevincive, adjectiveWord Origin for evince C17: from Latin ēvincere to overcome; see evict usage Evince is sometimes wrongly used where evoke is meant: the proposal evoked (not evinced) a storm of protest Word Origin and History for evincing evince v.
c.1600, “disprove, confute,” from French évincer “disprove, confute,” from Latin evincere “conquer, elicit by argument, prove,” from ex- “out” (see ex-) + vincere “overcome” (see victor).
Meaning “show clearly” is late 18c. Not clearly distinguished from evict until 18c. Related: Evinced; evinces; evincing.