evil wishing

[English evil, and wishing.] Wishing ill or harm to; having no good will; ill disposed; evil-minded. "They heard of this sudden going out, in a country full of evil wishing minds towards him."- Sidney . e-vil-wor-ker, s . [Eng. evil , and worker .] One who works ill or harm to others; an evildoer. "Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers ."- Philip pians iii. 2. ě-vin'çe, v. t. & i. [Lat. evinco=to overcome: e =out, fully, and vinco =to conquer; Ital. evincere.] 1. Anything which injures, displeases, or causes [EVICT.] pain or suffering. IMG:content-1200.png:[blocks in formation] A. Transitive: *1. To overcome, to conquer. "Error by his own arms is best evinced ." Milton: P. R., iv. 235. 2. To prove beyond a doubt; to demonstrate. "Tradition then is disallowed "When not evinced by Scripture to be true." Dryden: Hind and Panther , ii. 190. 3. To manifest, to show, to exhibit. "When men evince a disposition to defer to the opin. ions of guides selected with care and discretion."-Sir G. C. Lewis: Authority in Matter of History . *B. In trans.: To prove; to furnish proof. "The accuser complains, the witne evinceth, the judge sentences."- Bp . Hall : Cases of Conscience. For the difference between to evince and to prove, see PROVE. ě-vin çe-ment, s. [Eng. evince; -ment.] The act of evincing, demonstrating, or proving. "The evincement thereof may give rise to many trials." -Boyle: Works , ii. 499.