The Mowbray Family
Feb. 13, 2006
Today's Word: evince

Posted in Homeschooling

Today's Word: evince
  This week's theme is: Making it known.

evince  

(transitive verb)
[i·VINS]

1. to show in a clear manner; manifest; to make evident: "Patrick evinced distaste for the dish by grimacing."

adjective form: evincible

Origin:
Approximately 1608; from Latin, 'evincere': to conquer, to elicit by argument ('ex-': out + 'vincere': to overcome, related to English 'victor').


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