evince

verb \ i-ˈvin(t)s \

Updated on: 15 May 2018

Definition of evince

evinced; evincing

transitive verb

1 : to constitute outward evidence of

2 : to display clearly : reveal

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evincible

play \i-ˈvin(t)-sə-bəl\ adjective

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Examples of evince in a Sentence

She evinced an interest in art at an early age.
the teenager caught shoplifting seemed to evince no remorse

Recent Examples of evince from the Web

Prodigies get a lot of attention in this field, and most others who go on to make a mark as either a performer or composer usually evince significant aptitude fairly early in life.

— david weininger, BostonGlobe.com, "An extraordinary late bloomer makes a musical mark," 9 May 2018
The Fed raised rates by 25 basis points and laid out plans to cut its $4.5 trillion bond portfolio this year, while evincing some concern about weak inflation data.

— randi larson, Bloomberg.com, "Everything You Need to Know This Morning From Daybreak (Podcast)," 14 June 2017
Rubin—and countless other politicians, civil rights activists, and criminal justice reform experts—believe that Meek’s case evinces everything that is wrong with the criminal justice system.

— ben baskin, SI.com, "Philly Freedom: Behind the Scenes of Meek Mill’s Release," 25 Apr. 2018
For days, all America’s allies had to go on were Trump tweets; and those did not evince an appetite for accommodation.

— eric levitz, Daily Intelligencer, "Trump Is Already Trying to Scale Back His Trade War Into an Extortion Racket," 8 Mar. 2018
During his final years on Earth, King evinced some sympathy for the latter view.

— eric levitz, Daily Intelligencer, "50 Years After His Assassination, We Are No Closer to Realizing MLK’s Most Radical Dream," 4 Apr. 2018
Bolton, a former undersecretary of State and ambassador to the U.N., can evince an avuncular, Muppet-like quality, with his overgrown eyebrows and Yosemite Sam mustache.

— abigail tracy, The Hive, "“Acerbic, Condescending, Gruff, Demeaning”: Will John Bolton Become Trump’s Warmonger Rasputin, or Just His Next Mooch?," 30 Mar. 2018
The park’s expo center evinced all the charm and historic grandeur of a shopping mall, but one whose grounds were sprinkled with retired tanks and other military vehicles painted in green camouflage.

— neil macfarquhar, New York Times, "Patriotic Youth Army Takes Russian Kids Back to the Future," 22 Mar. 2018
Whatever endearing qualities Fox may evince privately too often vanishes before the cameras.

— phil rosenthal, chicagotribune.com, "Why in the world would ESPN hire cranky ex-Bears coach John Fox?," 21 Mar. 2018

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Did You Know?

Let us conquer any uncertainty you may have about the history of "evince." It derives from Latin evincere, meaning "to vanquish" or "to win a point," and can be further traced to "vincere," Latin for to conquer. In the early 1600s, "evince" was sometimes used in the senses "to subdue" or "to convict of error," meanings evincing the influence of its Latin ancestors. It was also sometimes used as a synonym of its cousin "convince," but that sense is now obsolete. One early meaning, "to constitute evidence of," has hung on, however, and in the 1800s it was joined by another sense, "to reveal."

Origin and Etymology of evince

Latin evincere to vanquish, win a point, from e- + vincere to conquer — more at victor

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First Known Use: 1604

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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evince Synonyms

Synonym Discussion of evince

show, manifest, evidence, evince, demonstrate mean to reveal outwardly or make apparent. show is the general term but sometimes implies that what is revealed must be gained by inference from acts, looks, or words.