Tuesday, January 26, 2010


Word of the Day for Tuesday, January 26, 2010

evince \ih-VIN(T)S\, transitive verb:
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To show in a clear manner; to manifest; to make evident; to bring to light.
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At no time in his life has the B.O. evinced any propensity toward capitalism!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Evince is from Latin evincere, "to conquer entirely, to prevail over, to prove irresistibly," from e- (here used intensively) + vincere, "to conquer."

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