manifest

/ˌmænəˈfɛst/

/ˈmænɪfɛst/

Other forms: manifested; manifests; manifesting

Choose the verb manifest when someone shows something for everyone to notice. You might manifest your dislike of school food by stirring it around into a big pile of slop on your tray.

Coming from the Latin manifestus, "caught in the act," manifest can be used as an adjective or a noun as well as a verb. As an adjective, manifest is a formal way to say that something is apparent to the senses and is synonymous with evident, apparent, or clear. If you have strong feelings about something, they will be manifest on your face. A ship or plane's manifest is the list of cargo or passengers on a particular trip.

Definitions of manifest

1. adjective

   clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
   “manifest disapproval”

   synonyms: apparent, evident, patent, plain, resounding, unmistakable

   obvious

   easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
2. verb

   reveal its presence or make an appearance
   “the ghost manifests each year on the same day”

   type of:

   appear

   come into sight or view
3. verb

   provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
   “The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication”

   synonyms: attest, certify, demonstrate, evidence

   attest

   establish or verify the usage of

   types:

   authenticate

   establish the authenticity of something

   reflect

   give evidence of

   reflect

   give evidence of a certain behavior

   notarise, notarize

   authenticate as a notary

   condemn

   demonstrate the guilt of (someone)

   prove

   obtain probate of

   mirror

   reflect or resemble

   attaint

   condemn by attainder

   type of:

   bear witness, evidence, prove, show, testify

   provide evidence for
4. noun

   a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane
   type of:

   instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document

   (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
5. verb

   record in a ship's manifest
   “each passenger must be manifested”

   type of:

   enter, put down, record

   make a record of; set down in permanent form