Manifest

adj, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    Obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden.
  3. 3
    Detect; convicted. rare, with-of

    "Caliſtho there ſtood manifeſt of Shame, / And turn’d a Bear, the Northern Star became[…]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or ship.

    "Near-synonym: bill of lading"

  2. 2
    a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane wordnet
  3. 3
    A file containing metadata describing other files.
  4. 4
    A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto. obsolete

    "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."

Slang
  1. 1
    To focus intention on a desired outcome. slang, wellness, 2020s

    "I am manifesting a promotion this quarter."

Verb
  1. 1
    To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit. transitive

    "His courage manifested itself through the look on his face."

  2. 2
    reveal its presence or make an appearance wordnet
  3. 3
    To become manifest; to be revealed. intransitive

    "His osteoporosis first manifested as pain in his hips."

  4. 4
    provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes wordnet
  5. 5
    To will something to exist. also, slang, transitive

    "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[…]"

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  1. 6
    record in a ship's manifest wordnet
  2. 7
    To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English manifest, manifeste, from Latin manifestus, manufestus (“palpable, manifest”), from manus (“hand”) + *infestus, participle of *infendō (“strike”) (from the root of dēfendō, offendō, etc.), or from Proto-Indo-European *dʰers-. Doublet of manifesto.

Etymology 2

From Middle English manifest, manifeste, from Latin manifestus, manufestus (“palpable, manifest”), from manus (“hand”) + *infestus, participle of *infendō (“strike”) (from the root of dēfendō, offendō, etc.), or from Proto-Indo-European *dʰers-. Doublet of manifesto.

Etymology 3

From Middle English manifest, manifeste, from Latin manifestus, manufestus (“palpable, manifest”), from manus (“hand”) + *infestus, participle of *infendō (“strike”) (from the root of dēfendō, offendō, etc.), or from Proto-Indo-European *dʰers-. Doublet of manifesto.

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