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Manifest
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- 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 Obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden.
- 3 Detect; convicted. rare, with-of
"Caliſtho there ſtood manifeſt of Shame, / And turn’d a Bear, the Northern Star became[…]"
- 1 clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment wordnet
- 1 A list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or ship.
"Near-synonym: bill of lading"
- 2 a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane wordnet
- 3 A file containing metadata describing other files.
- 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."
- 1 To focus intention on a desired outcome. slang, wellness, 2020s
"I am manifesting a promotion this quarter."
- 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 reveal its presence or make an appearance wordnet
- 3 To become manifest; to be revealed. intransitive
"His osteoporosis first manifested as pain in his hips."
- 4 provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes wordnet
- 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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- 6 record in a ship's manifest wordnet
- 7 To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse. transitive
Etymology
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.
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.
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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