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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane;


VERB (3)

1. provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes;
- Example: "His high fever attested to his illness"
- Example: "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"
- Example: "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness"
[syn: attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence]

2. record in a ship's manifest;
- Example: "each passenger must be manifested"

3. reveal its presence or make an appearance;
- Example: "the ghost manifests each year on the same day"


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment;
- Example: "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"
- Example: "evident hostility"
- Example: "manifest disapproval"
- Example: "patent advantages"
- Example: "made his meaning plain"
- Example: "it is plain that he is no reactionary"
- Example: "in plain view"
[syn: apparent, evident, manifest, patent, plain, unmistakable]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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            Neither is there any creature that is not manifest
            in his sight.                         -- Heb. iv.
                                                  13.
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            That which may be known of God is manifest in them.
                                                  --Rom. i. 19.
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            Thus manifest to sight the god appeared. --Dryden.
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   2. Detected; convicted; -- with of. [R.]
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            Calistho there stood manifest of shame. --Dryden.
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   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 is evident is seen so clearly as to
          remove doubt; what is manifest is very distinctly
          evident.
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                So clear, so shining, and so evident,
                That it will glimmer through a blind man's eye.
                                                  --Shak.
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                Entertained with solitude,
                Where obvious duty erewhile appeared unsought.
                                                  --Milton.
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                I saw, I saw him manifest in view,
                His voice, his figure, and his gesture knew.
                                                  --Dryden.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.]
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   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; as, to inspect
      the ship's manifest. --Bouvier.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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            There is nothing hid which shall not be manifested.
                                                  --Mark iv. 22.
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            Thy life did manifest thou lovedst me not. --Shak.
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   2. To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to
      declare at the customhouse.
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   Syn: To reveal; declare; evince; make known; disclose;
        discover; display.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

manifest
    adj 1: clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment;
           "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, manifest,
           patent, plain, unmistakable]
    n 1: a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or
         plane
    v 1: provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's
         behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever
         attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a
         high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision
         demonstrates his sense of fairness" [syn: attest,
         certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence]
    2: record in a ship's manifest; "each passenger must be
       manifested"
    3: reveal its presence or make an appearance; "the ghost
       manifests each year on the same day"