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To conquer; to subdue. [Obs.] Error by his own arms is best evinced. Milton.

The act of evincing or proving, or the state of being evinced.

To overcome; to refute, as error. [Obs.] Foxe.

To prove or evince; too manifest or exhibit by inference, deduction, or reasoning. So many laws argue so many sins. Milton.

To prove; to evince. [R.] Hooker.

To evince; to prove. [Obs.] Cheyne.

To render evident or clear; to prove; to evince; as, to evidence a fact, or the guilt of an offender. Milton.

(Med.), a low form of fever characterized by great disturbance of the nervous system, as evinced by delirium, or stupor, disordered sensibility, etc. -- Nervous system (Anat.), the specialized coördinating apparatus which endows animals with sensation and volition. In vertebrates it is often divided into three system…

Hence, language which evinces little imagination or animation; dull and commonplace discourse.

To evince, establish, or ascertain, as truth, reality, or fact, by argument, testimony, or other evidence. They have inferred much from slender premises, and conjectured when they could not prove. J. H. Newman.

ear, as by evidence, testimony, or reasoning; to prove; to explain; also, to manifest; to evince; as, to show the truth of a statement; to show the causes of an event. I 'll show my duty by my timely care. Dryden.

One who is vivacious or lively; one who evinces great activity or peculiar characteristics of mind or temper; as, a ruling spirit; a schismatic spirit. Such spirits as he desired to please, such would I choose for my judges. Dryden.