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manifest
[ man-uh-fest ]
verb (used with object)
- to make clear or evident; show plainly:
He manifested his approval with a hearty laugh.
Synonyms: express, declare, demonstrate, evidence, evince, disclose, reveal
Antonyms: conceal
- to prove; put beyond doubt or question:
The evidence manifests the guilt of the defendant.
- to attempt to attain (something desired) by thinking or focusing intensely on it, especially as a spiritual or self-help practice: law of attraction ( def ).
I'm manifesting a new job this year.
We cut out toxic people and manifested new friends more on our wavelength.
- to record in the manifest of a ship, airplane, train, etc.
verb (used without object)
- to appear or become apparent:
The change we've been agitating for is finally manifesting in public policy.
Damage to the house's foundation can manifest slowly over time.
- to be created; take form:
The course allows designers to visualize how their designs could manifest.
His book claims we are beings of light that have manifested in physical bodies.
- Medicine/Medical.
- (of a disease or injury) to become evident through the appearance of particular symptoms:
This type of infection typically manifests with rashes, swelling, and pain.
- (of a patient) to have a certain symptom or medical condition:
People who experience work-related stress often manifest with chronic digestive disorders.
- to attempt to attain something desired by thinking about or focusing intensely on it, especially as a spiritual or self-help practice:
The guru was trying to teach us how to manifest by using meditation and deep concentration.
adjective
The data you've shown us contains a manifest error.
Synonyms: conspicuous, visible, palpable, open, patent, unmistakable, distinct, clear
Antonyms: obscure
- Psychoanalysis. of or relating to conscious feelings, ideas, and impulses that contain repressed psychic material:
the manifest content of a dream as opposed to the latent content that it conceals.
noun
- a list of the cargo or goods carried by a ship, airplane, train, etc., made for the use of various agents and officials at the points of destination.
- a list of the passengers carried on a ship, airplane, train, etc.
manifest
/ ˈmænɪˌfɛst /
adjective
- easily noticed or perceived; obvious; plain
- See latentpsychoanal of or relating to the ostensible elements of a dream Compare latent
manifest content
verb
- tr to show plainly; reveal or display
to manifest great emotion
- tr to prove beyond doubt
- intr (of a disembodied spirit) to appear in visible form
- tr to list in a ship's manifest
noun
- a customs document containing particulars of a ship, its cargo, and its destination
- a list of cargo, passengers, etc, on an aeroplane
- a list of railway trucks or their cargo
- a fast freight train carrying perishables
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Derived Forms
- ˈmaniˌfestable, adjective
- ˈmaniˌfestly, adverb
- ˈmaniˌfestness, noun
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Other Words From
- man·i·fest·a·ble adjective
- man·i·fest·er noun
- man·i·fest·ly adverb
- man·i·fest·ness noun
- non·man·i·fest adjective
- non·man·i·fest·ness noun
- pre·man·i·fest verb
- re·man·i·fest verb (used with object)
- self-man·i·fest adjective
- su·per·man·i·fest verb (used with object)
- un·man·i·fest adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of manifest1
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Synonym Study
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Example Sentences
All would attest to the manifest goodness that inspired the perfect nickname for the boy who would become a perfect cop.
Krampus makes manifest the shadow sides of human nature that Christianity seeks to repress.
But no actual conflict is manifest in her writing whatsoever.
Dubya, for all his manifest faults, is a very gregarious guy.
Exploration used to be such a big part of American life: manifest destiny, landing on the moon.
The manifest annoyance of her household was thus easily accounted for, but he marveled at the strength of her bodyguard.
Between South and North, the probabilities of a serious, and no very distant rupture, are strong and manifest.
There are some folk in this country, you know, who manifest a very retiring disposition at times.
There is a restiveness in human nature that resists compulsion, even to its own manifest advantage.
Further questions respecting her family, &c., were answered with equal directness and propriety, and with manifest truth.
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