'Manifest' definitions:

Definition of 'manifest'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "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" [syn: apparent, evident, manifest, patent, plain, unmistakable]
noun
A customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane
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" [syn: attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence]
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"

Definition of 'Manifest'

From: GCIDE
  • Manifest \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. [1913 Webster]
  • Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight. -- Heb. iv. 13. [1913 Webster]
  • That which may be known of God is manifest in them. --Rom. i. 19. [1913 Webster]
  • Thus manifest to sight the god appeared. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Detected; convicted; -- with of. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • Calistho there stood manifest of shame. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 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 is evident is seen so clearly as to remove doubt; what is manifest is very distinctly evident. [1913 Webster]
  • So clear, so shining, and so evident, That it will glimmer through a blind man's eye. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Entertained with solitude, Where obvious duty erewhile appeared unsought. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • I saw, I saw him manifest in view, His voice, his figure, and his gesture knew. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Manifest'

From: GCIDE
  • Manifest \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.] [1913 Webster]
  • 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; as, to inspect the ship's manifest. --Bouvier. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Manifest'

From: GCIDE
  • Manifest \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. [1913 Webster]
  • There is nothing hid which shall not be manifested. --Mark iv. 22. [1913 Webster]
  • Thy life did manifest thou lovedst me not. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: To reveal; declare; evince; make known; disclose; discover; display. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'manifest'

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