evince

UK: /ɪˈvɪns/ US: /ɪˈvɪns/ ,(i vins′)

Inflections of 'evince' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

evinces

v 3rd person singular

evincing

v pres p

evinced

v past

evinced

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

e•vince /ɪˈvɪns/   v. [~ + object] , e•vinced /ɪˈvɪnst/  e•vinc•ing. 

1. to show clearly:
   evinced regret by apologizing.

See -vinc-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

e•vince  (i vins′), v.t., e•vinced, e•vinc•ing. 

1. to show clearly;
   make evident or manifest;
   prove.
2. to reveal the possession of (a quality, trait, etc.).

• Latin ēvincere to conquer, overcome, carry one's point, equivalent. to ē- e- + vincere to conquer
• 1600–10

e•vin′ci•ble, adj. 
Synonyms

• 1. See display. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

evince / ɪˈvɪns/ verb

1. (transitive) to make evident; show (something, such as an emotion) clearly

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin ēvincere to overcome; see evict

eˈvincible adjective

eˈvincibly adverb

eˈvincive adjective

USAGE
Evince is sometimes wrongly used where evoke is meant: the proposal evoked (not evinced) a storm of protest