Evinced

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Evince \E*vince"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evinced}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Evincing}.] [L. evincere vanquish completely, prevail,
     succeed in proving; e out + vincere to vanquish. See
     {Victor}, and cf. {Evict}.]
     1. To conquer; to subdue. [Obs.]
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              Error by his own arms is best evinced. --Milton.
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     2. To show in a clear manner; to prove beyond any reasonable
        doubt; to manifest; to make evident; to bring to light; to
        evidence.
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              Common sense and experience must and will evince the
              truth of this.                        --South.
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