verb
evince
Evince (verb) means to show a quality or feeling plainly.
verb
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To show a quality or feeling plainly.
"Bare reportage cannot convey the deep hatred sometimes evinced between men through the simplest address."
— Adam Thorpe, Ulverton (1992)
"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."
— Oliver Sacks, Awakenings (1973)
"But despite the overt similarity of the rules, Rome II does not evince a broad, transatlantic consensus on conflict of laws. The new European rules differ from outwardly similar American formulations in animating principle."
— Clay H. Kaminsky, The Rome II Regulation: A Comparative Perspective on Federalizing Choice of Law (2010)
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Etymology
It came into English from Middle French évincer, which derived from Latin ēvincō (“conquer entirely, prevail over; prove exhaustively”), formed from ē- (a short form of ex-, an intensive prefix) and vincō (“conquer”). It is a doublet of evict.
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What is the meaning of evince?
"evince" (verb) means to show a quality or feeling plainly.
What is another word for evince?
Other words for "evince" include show, express.
What is the opposite of evince?
Opposites of "evince" include suppress, conceal.
