manifest
Plural: manifests
Noun
- a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane
- A list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or ship.
- A file containing metadata describing other files.
- A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto.
Verb
Verb Forms: manifested, manifesting, manifests
- To display or show a quality or feeling clearly; to reveal.
- provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
- "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"
- record in a ship's manifest
- "each passenger must be manifested"
- reveal its presence or make an appearance
- "the ghost manifests each year on the same day"
- To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit.
- To become manifest; to be revealed.
- To will something to exist.
- To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse.
Adjective Satellite
- clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
- "manifest disapproval"
Adj
- Evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived.
- Obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden.
- Detected; convicted.
Examples
- His courage manifested itself through the look on his face.
- His osteoporosis first manifested as pain in his hips.
- ship's manifest
- The player’s intent to win would MANIFEST in every strategically placed letter.
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
apparent, attest, certify, demonstrate, evidence, evident, patent, plain, unmistakable, clear, distinct, obvious, palpable
Scrabble Score: 13
manifest: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmanifest: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
manifest: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary