evince

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verb \ i-ˈvin(t)s \

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

The Trump women evince a dazed blankness and anonymity that in turn cast doubt on the reality of everything around them.

— rhonda garelick, The Cut, "Melania Trump and the Chilling Artifice of Fashion," 30 Aug. 2017
The city’s hipsters learned his name during his years at farm-to-table O.G. Lula Café, then followed him to Nightwood in Pilsen, where his always-changing menu evinced a brain overflowing with ideas.

— julia kramer, Bon Appetit, "Spring Is the #7 Best New Restaurant in America 2017," 15 Aug. 2017
Trump has gotten away with it because his party has evinced zero interest in restraining him.

— jonathan chait, Daily Intelligencer, "Donald Trump Is a Crook," 21 June 2017
His memorable Twitter handle — @IronStache — evinces a savviness for social media.

— eric levitz, The Cut, "An Ironworker With a Great Mustache Is Coming for Paul Ryan’s House Seat," 20 June 2017
With Okja and Shamed, Ronson is evincing a studied ambivalence for technology that enables the human capacity for cruelty.

— zach schonfeld, Newsweek, "'Okja' Screenwriter Jon Ronson on Veganism, Heroism and Corporate Harm," 17 June 2017
Since the election, businesses and consumers have evinced confidence that the new administration would bolster the economy with less regulation, lower taxes and spending on infrastructure.

— steve matthews, Bloomberg.com, "Temperature of U.S. Economy Running Cooler Than Forecast," 15 June 2017
The small army of Trump surrogates dispatched to defend the president evinced no such compunction.

— tina nguyen, The Hive, "Trump’s Master Plan to Take Down Comey, Revealed," 9 June 2017
Neither man evinces the slightest clue about how to fight it.

— robert mann, NOLA.com, "London attacks bring out the best in Londoners, worst in Trump, Higgins: Opinion," 9 June 2017

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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

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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.