evince

[ ih-vins ]

verb (used with object)

, e·vinced, e·vinc·ing.

1. to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove.
2. to reveal the possession of (a quality, trait, etc.).

evince

/ ɪˈvɪns /

verb

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

Usage

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

Derived Forms

• eˈvincive, adjective
• eˈvincible, adjective

Other Words From

• e·vinci·ble adjective
• none·vinci·ble adjective
• une·vinced adjective
• une·vinci·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of evince¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of evince¹

C17: from Latin ēvincere to overcome; see evict

Synonym Study

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Example Sentences

Those last two groups are notable because Cohn was himself both Jewish and gay, yet evinced an odd inability to see how the bigotries he cultivated against others like him reflected on himself.

From Salon

Even if the language remains just that, such rhetoric evinces "some lack of understanding of what can actually be done within the rule of law," she said.

From Salon

While the momentum is there, evinced by an increase in state and federal investment, it’s not enough, he said.

From Los Angeles Times

“But these two instances alone are insufficient to establish a pattern of conduct going on ‘for so long or so frequently’ that it evinces a ‘persistent, widespread practice.’

From Salon

Even the word, beginning and ending with similar vowel qualities, evinces monotony.

From Los Angeles Times