Meanings
present singular third person evinces · participle present evincing · participle past evinced · past evinced
- transitiveTo show or demonstrate clearly; to manifest.
Common sense and experience will and must evince the truth of this.
a. 1716, Robert South, “Idolatry: in what it consists”, in Selections from the writings of Robert South, D.D. With a memoir, page 2575 more examples
For You will find in the Progress of our Dispute, that I had some reason to question the very way of Probation imploy'd both by Peripateticks and Chymists, to evince the being and number of the Elements.
1661, Robert Boyle, The Sceptical Chymist, London: J. Cadwell for J. Crooke, Physiological Considerations, p. 32To evince the abſurdity of that prejudice which conſiders human creatures as brutes, merely becauſe they differ from ourſelves in colour, I muſt beg leave to mention a few of the principal ceremonies that attended the ratification of this peace.
1796, J[ohn] G[abriel] Stedman, chapter III, in Narrative of a Five Years’ Expedition against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the Wild Coast of South America; […], volume I, London: J[oseph] Johnson, […], and J. Edwards, […], →OCLC, page 60‘That unless all the people of Kasson would embrace the Mohammedan religion, and evince their conversion by saying eleven public prayers, he, the king of Foota-Torra, could not possibly stand neuter in the present contest, but would certainly join his arms to those of Kajaaga.’
1815, Mungo Park, chapter VI, in Travels in the Interior of Africa, Cassell, published 1893Could a man so situated fail to evince the joy he felt in the circumstance expected; thereby, delighting and sustaining his suffering young wife, if he were not wrapt and absorbed in the contemplation of an object still more interesting—an object still living, still capable, however high or virtuous, of working woe to Isabella?
1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XXVII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 50Quite an excellent repast consisting of rashers and eggs, fried steak and onions, done to a nicety, delicious hot breakfast rolls and invigorating tea had been considerately provided by the authorities for the consumption of the central figure of the tragedy who was in capital spirits when prepared for death and evinced the keenest interest in the proceedings from beginning to end [...]
1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 12: Cyclops]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 296
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Origin
- Latinēvincō“conquer entirely, prevail over; prove exhaustively”
- Middle Frenchévincer
- Englishevince
From Middle French évincer, from Latin ēvincō (“conquer entirely, prevail over; prove exhaustively”), from ē- (short form of ex- (intensive prefix)) + vincō (“conquer”). Doublet of evict.
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Arabic أَظْهَرَ
- أَظْهَرَ (ʔaẓhara)to show or demonstrate clearly
Bulgarian показвам, проявявам
- показвам (pokazvam)to show or demonstrate clearly
- проявявам (projavjavam)to show or demonstrate clearly
Chinese Mandarin 表露, 顯示 /显示
- 表露 (biǎolù)to show or demonstrate clearly
- 顯示 /显示 (xiǎnshì)to show or demonstrate clearly
- 證明 /证明 (zhèngmíng)to show or demonstrate clearly
Czech ukázat, projevovat
- ukázatto show or demonstrate clearly
- projevovatto show or demonstrate clearly
- projevitto show or demonstrate clearly
- vykazovatto show or demonstrate clearly
Dutch aantonen, bewijzen
- aantonento show or demonstrate clearly
- bewijzento show or demonstrate clearly
- vertonento show or demonstrate clearly
Finnish osoittaa
- osoittaato show or demonstrate clearly
French montrer, prouver
- montrerto show or demonstrate clearly
- prouverto show or demonstrate clearly
German bekunden, zeigen
- bekundento show or demonstrate clearly
- zeigento show or demonstrate clearly
- zum Vorschein bringento show or demonstrate clearly
- an den Tag legento show or demonstrate clearly
- erkennen lassento show or demonstrate clearly
- beweisento show or demonstrate clearly
- erweisento show or demonstrate clearly
Hungarian kimutat, kinyilvánít
- kimutatto show or demonstrate clearly
- kinyilvánítto show or demonstrate clearly
- tanúságot teszto show or demonstrate clearly
- tanúskodikto show or demonstrate clearly
- tanúsítto show or demonstrate clearly
Italian evincere, dimostrare
- evincereto show or demonstrate clearly
- dimostrareto show or demonstrate clearly
- manifestareto show or demonstrate clearly
Japanese 明示する
- 明示する (meiji-suru)to show or demonstrate clearly
Māori whakakite
- whakakiteto show or demonstrate clearly
Norwegian Bokmål demonstrere, manifestere
- demonstrereto show or demonstrate clearly
- manifestereto show or demonstrate clearly
Persian نشان دادن
- نشان دادن (nešân dâdan)to show or demonstrate clearly
Polish świadczyć
- świadczyćto show or demonstrate clearly
Portuguese demonstrar
- demonstrarto show or demonstrate clearly
Russian демонстри́ровать, являть
- демонстри́ровать (demonstrírovatʹ)to show or demonstrate clearly
- являть (javljatʹ)to show or demonstrate clearly
Spanish evidenciar
- evidenciarto show or demonstrate clearly
Ukrainian проявляти, показувати
- проявляти (projavljaty)to show or demonstrate clearly
- показувати (pokazuvaty)to show or demonstrate clearly
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evince. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evince
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