vinc
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From Latin vincere (to conquer, overcome), past participle victum. Variant vict-. Produces victory, victor, victorious, and invincible (unconquerable). Evict means to conquer out of a place — to remove by legal authority. Province originally meant a conquered territory (pro- + vincere). Victim comes from the same family — originally a creature conquered/sacrificed to the gods.
Associated Words
convict
To find guilty of a crime; a person serving a prison sentence
conviction
A strong belief; a legal judgment of guilt
convince
To make someone believe something or persuade them to act
convinced
Completely certain or persuaded that something is true
convincing
Persuasive and able to make someone believe something
convincingly
In a persuasive, believable manner
evict
To legally force someone to leave a property
evicted
Formally removed from a property
eviction
The legal process of forcing someone to leave a property
evince
To show or demonstrate clearly
ex-convict
A person who has previously served a prison sentence
invincibility
The quality of being impossible to defeat
invincible
Too powerful to be defeated or overcome
late-victorian
Relating to the later Victorian era
province
An administrative division of a country; an area of responsibility or expertise
province-wide
Covering or applying throughout an entire province
provincial
Of or relating to a province; narrow-minded or unsophisticated
provincialism
Narrow regional outlook; a word or expression used only locally
provinciality
Narrow-mindedness or unsophisticated attitudes typical of a province; 偏狭性,乡土气
provincially
In a provincial or narrow-minded manner; 偏狭地,以地方性的方式
unconvinced
Not persuaded or satisfied; still doubtful
unconvincing
Not persuasive or believable
unconvincingly
In a way that fails to persuade or seem believable
victim
A person who is harmed or killed by someone or something
victimization
The act of treating someone unfairly or making them a victim
victimize
To treat someone cruelly or unfairly; to make someone a victim
victimized
Having been made a victim or treated unfairly
victimizer
A person who harms or exploits others
victimless
Involving no direct victim or harm to others
victor
The winner of a fight or contest
victorian
Of or relating to the era of Queen Victoria; a person from that era
victorian-era
The period of Queen Victoria's reign in Britain
victorian-style
A style characteristic of the Victorian era
victorious
Having won a contest or battle; triumphant
victoriously
In a manner showing victory or success
victory
The state of having won a battle or competition
vincible
Capable of being defeated or overcome