2 meanings
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1 —as in:
manifest destiny
Definition
obvious; or to make obvious; or to show or demonstrate- Domestic violence doesn't always manifest as physical abuse.
manifest = show (make itself known)
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- She withered under his manifest disapproval.
- Her program has been a manifest failure. Everyone is trying to blame someone else for it.
- The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication
- The ghost manifests each year on the same day.
- Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.Phillips Brooks
- ...it is often claimed that the power of the Holy Spirit is manifested more in some than it is in others.Holy Spirit - Wikipedia -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Spirit (retrieved 05/20/06)
- Our passions and dreams and goals are the outward manifestations of the love we feel inside.Jim Stovall -- The Ultimate Gift
- every where I found the same manifestations of that cruel prejudiceHarriet Jacobs -- Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
- thy fault's thus manifested,William Shakespeare -- Measure for Measure
manifest = obvious
manifest = obvious
manifest = demonstrate
manifests = shows (it's presence)
manifestations = demonstrations (things made obvious or shown)
(editor's note: The suffix "-tions", converts a verb into a plural noun that denotes results of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in actions, illustrations, and observations.)
manifestations = demonstrations (things made obvious from)
(editor's note: The suffix "-tions", converts a verb into a plural noun that denotes results of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in actions, illustrations, and observations.)
manifested = made obvious or shown
2 —as in:
ship's manifest
Definition
an official document listing contents being transported- The inspector asked to see the ship's manifest.
manifest = an official document listing contents being transported
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- The guns were not on the ship's manifest.
- Isham objected, saying such chests had never been seen nor were they listed on the manifest.Alexs Pate -- Amistad
- I will be participating in a ceremony at Ellis Island, where I will receive copies of the ship manifest and the immigration documents that record the arrival in America of my mother,Jay Allison, et al. -- This I Believe
manifest = an official document listing contents being transported
manifest = a customs document listing contents being transported
manifest = a document listing contents and passengers being transported