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evince

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /iˈvɪns/
  • /ɛˈvɪns/
  • /ɪˈvɪns/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪns
  • CMU ARPABET: IH0 V IH1 N S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To show or demonstrate clearly; to manifest.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

give expression to

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • She showed her disappointment

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: express, show

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: convey

Narrower terms: sneer, imply, connote, burst out, suggest, evoke, paint a picture, give, exude, vent, ventilate, give vent, give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate, stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate, menace, beam, smile

History

Etymology

From Middle French évincer, from Latin ēvincō (“conquer entirely, prevail over; prove exhaustively”), from ē- (short form of ex- (intensive prefix)) + vincō (“conquer”). Doublet of evict.

Across languages

Translations

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: показвам (pokazvam) — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • Bulgarian: проявявам (projavjavam) — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • Chinese Mandarin: 表露 (biǎolù) — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • Chinese Mandarin: 顯示 /显示 (xiǎnshì) — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • Chinese Mandarin: 證明 /证明 (zhèngmíng) — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • Czech: ukázat — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • Czech: projevovat — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • Czech: projevit — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • Czech: vykazovat — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • Dutch: aantonen — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • Dutch: bewijzen — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • Dutch: vertonen — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • Finnish: osoittaa — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • French: montrer — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • French: prouver — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • Galician: evidenciar — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • Galician: patentizar — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • German: bekunden — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • German: zeigen — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • German: zum Vorschein bringen — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • German: an den Tag legen — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • German: erkennen lassen — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • German: beweisen — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • German: erweisen — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • Hungarian: kimutat — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • Hungarian: kinyilvánít — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • Hungarian: tanúságot tesz — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • Hungarian: tanúskodik — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • Hungarian: tanúsít — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • Italian: evincere — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • Italian: dimostrare — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • Italian: manifestare — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • Japanese: 明示する (meiji-suru) — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • Māori: whakakite — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • Norwegian Bokmål: demonstrere — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • Norwegian Bokmål: manifestere — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • Persian: نشان دادن (nešân dâdan) — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • Polish: świadczyć — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • Portuguese: demonstrar — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • Russian: демонстри́ровать (demonstrírovatʹ) — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • Russian: являть (javljatʹ) — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • Spanish: evidenciar — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • Ukrainian: проявляти (projavljaty) — to show or demonstrate clearly
  • Ukrainian: показувати (pokazuvaty) — to show or demonstrate clearly