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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MAN'IFEST, a. [L. manifestus.]
1. Plain, open, clearly visible to the eye or obvious to the understanding; apparent; not obscure or difficult to be seen or understood. From the testimony, the truth we conceive to be manifest.
Thus manifest to sight the god appeared.
That which may be known of God is manifest in them. Romans 1.
2. Detected; with of.
Calistho there stood manifest of shame. [Unusual.]
MAN'IFEST, n. An invoice of a cargo of goods, imported or laden for export, to be exhibited at the custom-house by the master of the vessel, or the owner or shipper.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: 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] n
1: a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane v
1: 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]
2: record in a ship's manifest; "each passenger must be manifested"
3: reveal its presence or make an appearance; "the ghost manifests each year on the same day"

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French manifeste, from Latin manifestus caught in the act, flagrant, obvious, perhaps from manus + -festus (akin to Latin infestus hostile) Date: 14th century 1. readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sight 2. easily understood or recognized by the mind ; obvious Synonyms: see evident • manifestly adverb II. transitive verb Date: 14th century to make evident or certain by showing or displaying Synonyms: see show • manifester noun III. noun Date: 1561 1. manifestation, indication 2. manifesto 3. a list of passengers or an invoice of cargo for a vehicle (as a ship or plane)

U.S. Military Dictionary

A document specifying in detail the passengers or items carried for a specific destination.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. adj. & v. --adj. clear or obvious to the eye or mind (his distress was manifest). --v. 1 tr. display or show (a quality, feeling, etc.) by one's acts etc. 2 tr. show plainly to the eye or mind. 3 tr. be evidence of; prove. 4 refl. (of a thing) reveal itself. 5 intr. (of a ghost) appear. Derivatives: manifestation n. manifestative adj. manifestly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF manifeste (adj.), manifester (v.) or L manifestus, manifestare f. manus hand + festus (unrecorded) struck 2. n. & v. --n. 1 a cargo-list for the use of customs officers. 2 a list of passengers in an aircraft or of trucks etc. in a goods train. --v.tr. record (names, cargo, etc.) in a manifest. Etymology: It. manifesto: see MANIFESTO

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.] 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(manifests, manifesting, manifested) 1. If you say that something is manifest, you mean that it is clearly true and that nobody would disagree with it if they saw it or considered it. (FORMAL) ...the manifest failure of the policies... There may be unrecognised cases of manifest injustice of which we are unaware. = patent ADJ: usu ADJ n • manifestly She manifestly failed to last the mile and a half of the race. = patently ADV: ADV with v, ADV with cl/group 2. If you manifest a particular quality, feeling, or illness, or if it manifests itself, it becomes visible or obvious. (FORMAL) He manifested a pleasing personality on stage... Their frustration and anger will manifest itself in crying and screaming... = show VERB: V n, V pron-refl in n/-ing • Manifest is also an adjective. The same alarm is manifest everywhere... ADJ: usu v-link ADJ

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. a. Apparent, open, obvious, plain, evident, patent, clear, palpable, visible, unmistakable, glaring, conspicuous, distinct, indubitable. II. v. a. Show, exhibit, reveal, declare, display, disclose, prove, evince, evidence, discover, express, set forth, bring to light, expose to view, hold up to view, make known.

Moby Thesaurus

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