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evince
[ ih-vins ]
verb (used with object)
- to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove.
- to reveal the possession of (a quality, trait, etc.).
evince
/ ɪˈvɪns /
verb
- tr to make evident; show (something, such as an emotion) clearly
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Derived Forms
- eˈvincive, adjective
- eˈvincible, adjective
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Other Words From
- e·vinci·ble adjective
- none·vinci·ble adjective
- une·vinced adjective
- une·vinci·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of evince1
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Synonym Study
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Example Sentences
Nor does he evince much interest in his past, saying, "I'm not really all that curious about myself."
The preference for a state-run plan seems to evince a lack of understanding of the policy issues.
The following epigrams for tobacco jars from "The Tobacco Plant" evince much "taste, wit, and ingenuity."
Avoid personal remarks; they evince a want of judgment, good taste, kindness, and politeness.
An enthusiastic critic once pronounced it to be among modern works one of those that evince most genius.
They evince an advancing condition, and are surrounded by circumstances eminently favorable to it.
Her solemn vow, her judicious repetitions, her whole phraseology, evince this prevailing disposition.
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