Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Clearly revealed or obvious to the mind or senses: Something that is "manifest" is easily perceived, understood, or recognized; it is evident and unmistakable.

2. Noun:

   • A list of cargo or passengers: An official document, especially for a ship or aircraft, detailing the goods being carried or the passengers on board.

3. Verb:

   • To show or demonstrate plainly; to make evident: To reveal or display a quality, feeling, or fact clearly.
   • To record in a manifest: To list or register items on an official document.
   • (Of a ghost or spirit) To appear: To become visible or present.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:

  • The manifest injustice of the law sparked public outrage.
  • Her joy was manifest in her bright smile.

• Noun:

  • The captain submitted the ship's manifest to customs officials.
  • According to the passenger manifest, he was on flight 227.

• Verb:

  • His actions manifest a deep concern for the environment.
  • All cargo must be manifested before departure.
  • The spirit is said to manifest in the old house at midnight.

Advanced Usage

• "To manifest itself": To become apparent or visible; to show its presence.
  • The disease first manifests itself as a high fever.
• "Self-evident" or "manifest truth": A truth so clear it needs no proof.
  • They held these truths to be manifest.

Variants and Related Words

• Manifestation (n): An event, action, or object that clearly shows or embodies something abstract.
  • The protest was a manifestation of public discontent.
• Manifestly (adv): In a way that is clear or obvious.
  • The statement was manifestly false.

Synonyms

• Adjective: Apparent, evident, obvious, plain, clear, patent, unmistakable.
• Verb: Demonstrate, show, reveal, display, exhibit, evidence, attest.

Related Phrases

• "Manifest destiny": (Historical idiom) A 19th-century doctrine that the expansion of the US across the continent was both justified and inevitable.
  • The concept of manifest destiny influenced US policy.

Idioms

• "Make manifest": To make something clear or evident.
  • The report made manifest the need for urgent reform.

Adjective

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

Noun

1. a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane

Verb

1. reveal its presence or make an appearance
   • the ghost manifests each year on the same day
2. record in a ship's manifest
   • each passenger must be manifested
3. 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