Definition of "manifest"

manifest

/ˈmæn.ɪ.fɛst/

adjective
comparative more manifest, superlative most manifest
1. Evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived.
  Quotations
  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.
  2017 October 27, Alex McLevy, “Making a Killing: The Brief Life and Bloody Death of the Post-Scream Slasher Revival”, in The A.V. Club‎, archived from the original on 5 March 2018
  Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight […]
  1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Hebrews 4:13
2. Obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden.
3. (rare, used with "of") Detected; convicted.
  Quotations
  Caliſtho there ſtood manifeſt of Shame, / And turn’d a Bear, the Northern Star became […]
  1700, [John] Dryden, “Palamon and Arcite: Or, The Knight’s Tale. In Three Books.”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], book II, page 47
noun
plural manifests
1. A list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or ship.
2. (computing) A file containing metadata describing other files.
3. (obsolete) A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto.
  Quotations
  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.
  1700, [John] Dryden, “Homer’s Ilias”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], book I, pages 206–7
verb
third-person singular simple present manifests, present participle manifesting, simple past and past participle manifested
1. (transitive) To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit.
  Quotations
  My Parts, my Title, and my perfect Soule / Shall manifeſt me rightly.
  c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, [Act I, scene ii], page 312, column 1
  Other global taboos, such as sex and suicide, manifest themselves widely online, with websites offering suicide guides and Hot XXX Action seconds away at the click of a button. The UK government will come under pressure to block access to pornographic websites this year when a committee of MPs publishes its report on protecting children online.
  2012 April 19, Josh Halliday, “Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?”, in the Guardian‎
2. (intransitive) To become manifest; to be revealed.
3. (transitive, initially occult, now slang) To will something to exist.
  Quotations
  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 […]
  1982, Shakti Gawain, The Creative Visualization Workbook‎
  Undaunted by poverty, I decided to manifest a new car.
  2014, Adrian Calabrese, How to Get Everything You Ever Wanted: Complete Guide to Using Your Psychic Common Sense‎
  To Fishback, the project is a perfect fit. “I’ve been manifesting a romance role for a really long time,” she said,
  2021, Kyle Buchanan, “Dominique Fishback Gave Her Heart to ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’”, in The New York Times‎
4. (transitive) To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse.

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