evince
verb /ɪˈvɪns/
/ɪˈvɪns/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they evince | /ɪˈvɪns/ /ɪˈvɪns/ |
| he / she / it evinces | /ɪˈvɪnsɪz/ /ɪˈvɪnsɪz/ |
| past simple evinced | /ɪˈvɪnst/ /ɪˈvɪnst/ |
| past participle evinced | /ɪˈvɪnst/ /ɪˈvɪnst/ |
| -ing form evincing | /ɪˈvɪnsɪŋ/ /ɪˈvɪnsɪŋ/ |
- evince something to show clearly that you have a feeling or quality
- He evinced a strong desire to be reconciled with his family.
- She evinced little enthusiasm for the outdoor life.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryEvince is used with these nouns as the object:- interest
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘prove by argument or evidence’): from Latin evincere ‘overcome, defeat’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + vincere ‘conquer’.