Hypertext Webster Gateway: "manifest"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Manifest \Man"i*fest\, a. [F. manifeste, L. manifestus, lit.,
struck by the hand, hence, palpable; manus hand + fendere (in
comp.) to strike. See {Manual}, and {Defend}.]
1. Evident to the senses, esp. to the sight; apparent;
distinctly perceived; hence, obvious to the understanding;
apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not
obscure or hidden.

Neither is there any creature that is not manifest
in his sight. -- Heb. iv.
13.

That which may be known of God is manifest in them.
--Rom. i. 19.

Thus manifest to sight the god appeared. --Dryden.

2. Detected; convicted; -- with of. [R.]

Calistho there stood manifest of shame. --Dryden.

Syn: Open; clear; apparent; evident; visible; conspicuous;
plain; obvious.

Usage: {Manifest}, {Clear}, {Plain}, {Obvious}, {Evident}.
What is clear can be seen readily; what is obvious
lies directly in our way, and necessarily arrests our
attention; what isevident is seen so clearly as to
remove doubt; what is manifest is very distinctly
evident.

So clear, so shining, and so evident, That it
will glimmer through a blind man's eye. --Shak.

Entertained with solitude, Where obvious duty
er?while appeared unsought. --Milton.

I saw, I saw him manifest in view, His voice,
his figure, and his gesture knew. --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Manifest \Man"i*fest\, n.; pl. {Manifests}. [Cf. F. manifeste.
See {Manifest}, a., and cf. {Manifesto}.]
1. A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto. See
{Manifesto}. [Obs.]

2. A list or invoice of a ship's cargo, containing a
description by marks, numbers, etc., of each package of
goods, to be exhibited at the customhouse.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Manifest \Man"i*fest\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Manifested}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Manifesting}.]
1. To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, -- usually
to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display;
to exhibit.

There is nothing hid which shall not be manifested.
--Mark iv. 22.

Thy life did manifest thou lovedst me not. --Shak.

2. To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to
declare at the customhouse.

Syn: To reveal; declare; evince; make known; disclose;
discover; display.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

manifest
adj : clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses; "the
effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees
the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest
disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning
plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in
plain view" [syn: {apparent}, {evident}, {patent}, {plain}]
n : a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or
plane
v : provide evidence for; stand as proof of; "His high fever
attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest
a high level of architectural sophistication" [syn: {attest},
{certify}, {demonstrate}, {evidence}]


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