Manifest word meaning and definition

[noun] a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane
[adjective] clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"
[verb] record in a ship's manifest; "each passenger must be manifested"
[verb] reveal its presence or make an appearance; "the ghost manifests each year on the same day"
[verb] provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "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"

\Man"i*fest\, a. [F. manifeste, L. manifestus, lit., struck by the hand, hence, palpable; manus hand + fendere (in comp.) to strike. See {Manual}, and {Defend}.] 1. Evident to the senses, esp. to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived; hence, obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden. Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight. -- Heb. iv. 13. That which may be known of God is manifest in them. --Rom. i. 19. Thus manifest to sight the god appeared. --Dryden. 2. Detected; convicted; -- with of. [R.] Calistho there stood manifest of shame. --Dryden. Syn: Open; clear; apparent; evident; visible; conspicuous; plain; obvious. Usage: {Manifest}, {Clear}, {Plain}, {Obvious}, {Evident}. What is clear can be seen readily; what is obvious lies directly in our way, and necessarily arrests our attention; what isevident is seen so clearly as to remove doubt; what is manifest is very distinctly evident. So clear, so shining, and so evident, That it will glimmer through a blind man's eye. --Shak. Entertained with solitude, Where obvious duty er?while appeared unsought. --Milton. I saw, I saw him manifest in view, His voice, his figure, and his gesture knew. --Dryden.
\Man"i*fest\, n.; pl. {Manifests}. [Cf. F. manifeste. See {Manifest}, a., and cf. {Manifesto}.] 1. A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto. See {Manifesto}. [Obs.] 2. A list or invoice of a ship's cargo, containing a description by marks, numbers, etc., of each package of goods, to be exhibited at the customhouse.
\Man"i*fest\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Manifested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Manifesting}.] 1. To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, -- usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit. There is nothing hid which shall not be manifested. --Mark iv. 22. Thy life did manifest thou lovedst me not. --Shak. 2. To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse. Syn: To reveal; declare; evince; make known; disclose; discover; display.

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