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e·vince

   [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.).
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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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

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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.
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