evince

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: e=vince

CIDE DICTIONARY

evince, v. t. [L. evincere vanquish completely, prevail, succeed in proving; e out + vincere to vanquish. See Victor, and cf. Evict.].

•  To conquer; to subdue.  [1913 Webster]

  "Error by his own arms is best evinced."  [1913 Webster]
•  To show in a clear manner; to prove beyond any reasonable doubt; to manifest; to make evident; to bring to light; to evidence.  [1913 Webster]

  "Common sense and experience must and will evince the truth of this."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

evince, v.tr.
1 indicate or make evident.
2 show that one has (a quality).

Derivative

evincible adj. evincive adj.

Etymology

L evincere: see EVICT

THESAURUS

evince

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

ROGET THESAURUS

evince

Evidence

VB be evidence, evince, show, betoken, tell of, indicate, imply, involve, argue, bespeak, breathe, have weight, carry weight, tell, speak volumes, speak for itself, rest upon, depend upon, repose on, bear witness, give evidence, testify, depose, witness, vouch for, sign, seal, undersign, set one's hand and seal, sign and seal, deliver as one's act and deed, certify, attest, acknowledge, make absolute, confirm, prove (demonstrate), indorse, countersign, corroborate, support, ratify, bear out, uphold, warrant, adduce, attest, cite, quote, refer to, appeal to, call, call to witness, bring forward, bring into court, allege, plead, produce witnesses, confront witnesses, place into evidence, mark into evidence, collect evidence, bring together evidence, rake up evidence, experiment, have a case, make out a case, establish, authenticate, substantiate, verify, make good, quote chapter and verse, bring home to, bring to book.

Demonstration

VB demonstrate, prove, establish, make good, show, evince, manifest, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, verify, settle the question, reduce to demonstration, set the question at rest, make out, make out a case, prove one's point, have the best of the argument, draw a conclusion, follow, follow of course, follow as a matter of course, follow necessarily, stand to reason, hold good, hold water, convince, persuade (belief).