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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EVINCE, v.t. evins'. [L. evinco, to vanquish, to prove or show; e and vinco, to conquer.]
1. To show in a clear manner; to prove beyond any reasonable doubt; to manifest; to make evident. Nothing evinces the depravity of man more fully than his unwillingness to believe himself depraved.
2. To conquer. [Not in use.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: give expression to; "She showed her disappointment" [syn: express, show, evince]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb (evinced; evincing) Etymology: Latin evincere to vanquish, win a point, from e- + vincere to conquer — more at victor Date: 1604 1. to constitute outward evidence of 2. to display clearly ; reveal Synonyms: see show • evincible adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. 1 indicate or make evident. 2 show that one has (a quality). Derivatives: evincible adj. evincive adj. Etymology: L evincere: see EVICT

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Evince E*vince", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Evinced; p. pr. & vb. n. Evincing.] [L. evincere vanquish completely, prevail, succeed in proving; e out + vincere to vanquish. See Victor, and cf. Evict.] 1. To conquer; to subdue. [Obs.] Error by his own arms is best evinced. --Milton. 2. To show in a clear manner; to prove beyond any reasonable doubt; to manifest; to make evident; to bring to light; to evidence. Common sense and experience must and will evince the truth of this. --South.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(evinces, evincing, evinced) If someone or something evinces a particular feeling or quality, they show that feeling or quality, often indirectly. (FORMAL) The entire production evinces authenticity and a real respect for the subject matter... VERB: V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Prove, show, evidence, manifest, establish, make evident, make clear. 2. Exhibit, indicate, manifest, show, display, bring to view.

Moby Thesaurus

affect, approve, argue, attest, bespeak, betoken, brandish, breathe, bring about, bring forth, bring forward, bring into view, bring out, bring to notice, cause, confirm, connote, dangle, demonstrate, denote, develop, disclose, display, divulge, dramatize, elicit, embody, enact, evidence, evoke, exhibit, expose, expose to view, express, extort, extract, flaunt, flourish, furnish evidence, give indication of, give sign, give token, go to show, highlight, illuminate, illustrate, imply, incarnate, indicate, involve, make clear, make plain, manifest, mark, materialize, mean, milk, parade, perform, point to, present, proclaim, produce, prove, provoke, represent, reveal, roll out, set forth, show, show forth, show signs of, signalize, signify, speak for itself, speak volumes, spotlight, stimulate, suggest, symptomatize, tell, tend to show, token, trot out, unfold, wave