Emily Dickinson Lexicon

E-VINCE', v.t. [evins'; L. evinco, to vanquish, to prove or show; e and vinco, to conquer.]

1. To show in a clear manner; to prove beyond any reasonable doubt; to manifest; to make evident. Nothing evinces the depravity of man more fully than his unwillingness to believe himself depraved.
2. To conquer. [Not in use.]