manifest
adjective
- come to appear, being realized physically
noun
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L323605 on Wikidata ↗verb
- come to appear, being realized physically
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈmæn.ɪ.fɛst/ / /ˈmæn.ə.fɛst/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English manifest, manifeste, from Latin manifestus, manufestus (“palpable, manifest”), from Latin manus (“hand”) + an uncertain second element. Doublet of manifesto.
- Evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived.
“It re-envisioned Freddy Krueger in the “real world,” where the nightmare-dwelling being is made manifest in our reality, one where Freddy actor Robert Englund and original Nightmare On Elm Street star Heather Langenkamp play themselves, as does [Wes] Craven himself.”
“Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight[…]”
- Obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden.
- Detect; convicted.
“Caliſtho there ſtood manifeſt of Shame, / And turn’d a Bear, the Northern Star became[…]”
noun
Etymology: From Middle English manifest, manifeste, from Latin manifestus, manufestus (“palpable, manifest”), from Latin manus (“hand”) + an uncertain second element. Doublet of manifesto.
- A list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or ship.
“Near-synonym: bill of lading”
“ship's manifest”
- A file containing metadata describing other files.
- A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto.
“But you, authentick Witneſſes I bring, / Before the gods, and your ungrateful King, / Of this my Manifeſt : That never more / This Hand ſhall combate on the crooked Shore : / No, let the Grecian Powers oppreſs’d in Fight, / Unpity’d periſh in their Tyrants fight.”
verb
Etymology: From Middle English manifest, manifeste, from Latin manifestus, manufestus (“palpable, manifest”), from Latin manus (“hand”) + an uncertain second element. Doublet of manifesto.
- To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit.
“His courage manifested itself through the look on his face.”
“My Parts, my Title, and my perfect Soule / Shall manifeſt me rightly.”
- To become manifest; to be revealed.
“His osteoporosis first manifested as pain in his hips.”
- To will something to exist.
“The process of creating your treasure map is a powerful step toward manifesting your goal. Now just spend a few minutes each day looking at it[…]”
“Undaunted by poverty, I decided to manifest a new car.”
- To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse.