Definition of MANIFEST

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.

Scrabble Score: 13

manifest: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
manifest: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
manifest: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

manifest: valid Words With Friends Word