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vins
]
Origin
e·vince
/
ɪˈvɪns
/
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ih-
vins
]
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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.).
Origin:
1600–10;
<
Latin
ēvincere
to conquer, overcome, carry one's point, equivalent to
ē-
e-
+
vincere
to conquer
Related forms
e·vin·ci·ble,
adjective
non·e·vin·ci·ble,
adjective
un·e·vinced,
adjective
un·e·vin·ci·ble,
adjective
Synonyms
1.
See
display.
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World English Dictionary
evince
(ɪˈvɪns)
—
vb
(
tr
) to make evident; show (something, such as an emotion) clearly
[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
e'vincible
—
adj
e'vincive
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
evince
c.1600, from Fr. evincer "disprove, confute," from L. evincere "conquer, elicit by argument, prove," from ex- "out" + vincere "overcome" (see
victor
). Not clearly distinguished from
evict
until 18c. Related: Evinced; evinces; evincing.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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