evince

Verb
US[ih-vins]/ɪˈvɪns/2 syllables
Synonyms: expressshow

Open English WordNet

Verb (1)evinced, evincing

  1. give expression to“She showed her disappointment”Synonyms: expressshowMore general conveyMore specific stress, express, imply, give voice, vent, utter, burst out, sneer, smack, beam +6 more
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

E·vince′ transitive verb [past tense & past participle Evinced; present participle & verbal noun Evincing.]

Origin: L. evincere vanquish completely, prevail, succeed in proving; e out + vincere to vanquish. See Victor, and cf. Evict.

1. To conquer; to subdue. obsolete

Error by his own arms is best evinced.— John 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.— Robert South

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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