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Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: evincere, from vincere 'to defeat'

evince

 verb
     
e‧vince [transitive]
formal to show a feeling or have a quality in a way that people can easily notice:
She evinced no surprise at seeing them together.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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