revince

English

Etymology

From Latin revincō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈvɪns/

Verb

revince (third-person singular simple present revinces, present participle revincing, simple past and past participle revinced)

1. (obsolete) To overcome.
2. (obsolete) To refute, as an error; to disprove.
   • 1563 March 30 (Gregorian calendar), John Foxe, Actes and Monuments of These Latter and Perillous Dayes, […], London: […] Iohn Day, […], →OCLC:

     testimonies of Scripture revinced

References

“revince”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• cervine, evernic

Latin

Verb

revince

1. second-person singular present active imperative of revincō