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A good explanation evinces a willingness to report facts, and we aim to do just that here. To evince something is to show it clearly; the thing evinced is typically an intangible, such as an attitude or intent. Before the current use of evince was established in the late 18th century, the word could mean "to conquer or subdue" and "to convince or conclusively refute," both meanings evincing a link to the word's Latin ancestry: the verb evincere, means "to vanquish" or "to win a point." It comes from another Latin verb, vincere, meaning "to conquer." That word counts among its offspring convince, invincible, vanquish, and victory.
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C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
In our conversation, Wood also evinced more than a hint of impatience about the two decades needed to make Xolair available for food allergies in the first place.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2024
The works, created according to a strict set of parameters O’Grady set for herself, evince a range of moods and in some instances (for example, the poem Vivo) slyly incorporate double entendre.
—News Desk, Artforum, 16 Dec. 2024
Many business leaders at the event evinced a similar optimism about what a Trump presidency could mean for everything from deal activity to tax cuts.
—Theodore Schleifer, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Evince.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evince. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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