Definition: your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
Usage: the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling
Main entry: evidence
Definition: an indication that makes something evident
Usage: his trembling was evidence of his fear
Main entry: evidence
Definition: (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved
Main entry: demonstrate, manifest, attest, certify, evidence
Definition: provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
Usage: His high fever attested to his illness; The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication; This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness
Definition: give evidence
Usage: he was telling on all his former colleague
Main entry: bear witness, prove, show, testify, evidence
Definition: provide evidence for
Usage: The blood test showed that he was the father; Her behavior testified to her incompetence