MANIFEST

apparent, evident, manifest, palpable, patent, plain, unmistakable

(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”; “a palpable lie”

manifest

(noun) a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane

manifest

(verb) reveal its presence or make an appearance; “the ghost manifests each year on the same day”

attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence

(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”

manifest

(verb) record in a ship’s manifest; “each passenger must be manifested”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

manifest (comparative more manifest, superlative most manifest)

Evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived.

Obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden.

(rare, used with "of") Detected; convicted.

Synonyms

• (evident to the senses, easy to understand): apparent, plain, clear, distinct, obvious, palpable, patent

• See also obvious.

Noun

manifest (plural manifests)

A list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or ship.

(computing) A file containing metadata describing other files.

(obsolete) A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto.

Verb

manifest (third-person singular simple present manifests, present participle manifesting, simple past and past participle manifested)

To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit.

To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse.

Anagrams

• antifems

Source: Wiktionary

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Man"i*fest, a. Etym: [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.

– 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 erMilton. I saw, I saw him manifest in view, His voice, his figure, and his gesture knew. Dryden.

Man"i*fest, n.; pl. Manifests. Etym: [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. Bouvier.

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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