evince

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ɪˈvɪns/ UK /ɪˈvɪns/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to reveal or show clearly the presence of a feeling or quality

The witness evinced no surprise at the verdict.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to reveal or show clearly... show display reveal manifest demonstrate exhibit indicate

Opposites

conceal hide mask suppress

Word family

Forms evinced

Derived forms evincibleevincive

Related forms convince evict victor

Etymology

From Latin evincere 'to overcome, prevail, prove', from e- 'out' + vincere 'to conquer'.

evincere Latin vincere Latin

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# evince

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɪˈvɪns/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪˈvɪns/

## Meanings
1. to reveal or show clearly the presence of a feeling or quality

## Examples
- The witness evinced no surprise at the verdict.

## Synonyms
- show
- display
- reveal
- manifest
- demonstrate
- exhibit
- indicate

## Antonyms
- conceal
- hide
- mask
- suppress

## Derived Forms
- evincible
- evincive

## Related Forms
- convince
- evict
- victor

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: evincere
- Root: vincere

## Etymology
From Latin evincere 'to overcome, prevail, prove', from e- 'out' + vincere 'to conquer'.

## AI Etymology
Evince comes from Latin evincere 'to overcome, prevail, prove', from e- 'out' + vincere 'to conquer'. Morphologically, the form is compositional, with the named elements combining to produce the modern spelling and sense. In present use, it is used as a verb meaning "to reveal or show clearly the presence of a feeling or quality", so the historical material remains connected with the current sense rather than standing as bare ancestry. The wider English family includes derivatives such as evincible and evincive and related forms such as convince, evict, and victor, showing how the same historical material continues to organize neighboring vocabulary. The named historical forms include Latin evincere and Latin vincere, keeping the history tied to concrete forms rather than a loose resemblance. Its semantic neighborhood is marked by show, display, reveal, and manifest on one side and contrasts such as conceal, hide, and mask on the other, locating the modern specialization without adding a new origin story.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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