evince

/iˈvɪns/

evince verb: to show or demonstrate clearly; to manifest.

Verb

evince (third-person singular simple present evinces, present participle evincing, simple past and past participle evinced)

(transitive) To show or demonstrate clearly; to manifest.
- 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. 32
- 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 257
Synonyms:

argue, evidence

evince meaning in Malayalam, Kannada, Arabic and Persian

evince in Malayalam

പ്രദർശിപ്പിക്കുക, തെളിയിക്കുക, വിശദീകരിക്കുക

evince in Kannada

ತೋರಿಸು, ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸು, ಪ್ರೇರಿಸು, ಸೂಚಿಸು, ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸು, ನನ್ನಿಗೆಯ್ಯು

evince in Arabic

to show or demonstrate clearly: أَظْهَرَ ʔaẓhara

evince in Persian

to show or demonstrate clearly: نشان دادن nešân dâdan

Examples of evince in a sentence

But the mulatto was too good a gambler to evince any discomfiture.1925, DuBose Heyward, Porgy, London: Jonathan Cape, published 1928, pages 89–90:
When Mrs C. described this to me the next day she shuddered all over, but also evinced, in her manner and choice of words, an unmistakable relish.1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings, New York: Vintage, published 1999, page 169:
Bare reportage cannot convey the deep hatred sometimes evinced between men through the simplest address.1992, Adam Thorpe, Ulverton, New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, published 1994, page 239:
But despite the overt similarity of the rules, Rome II does not evince a broad, transatlantic consensus on conflict of laws.2010, Clay H. Kaminsky, “The Rome II Regulation: A Comparative Perspective on Federalizing Choice of Law”, in Tulane Law Review, volume 85...

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Synonyms of evince

Forms of evince

third-person singular present	evinces
present participle	evincing
past participle	evinced
past	evinced

Origin of evince

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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Questions about evince

What does evince mean?: Evince means to show or demonstrate clearly; to manifest.
What is evince in Malayalam?: Evince in Malayalam is പ്രദർശിപ്പിക്കുക, തെളിയിക്കുക, വിശദീകരിക്കുക. See Evince meaning in Malayalam.
How do you use evince in a sentence?: But the mulatto was too good a gambler to evince any discomfiture.
What part of speech is evince?: Evince is a verb.
How do you pronounce evince?: Evince is pronounced /iˈvɪns/.
What is the past tense of evince?: The past tense of evince is evinced.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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