D defs.my
Entry 6 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Manifest

/măn'-əf-ĕstˌ/ · Man·i·fest · IPA /ˈmæn.ɪ.fɛst/
01 a. Evident to the senses, esp. to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived; hence, obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily…
  1. 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. 2.
    Detected; convicted; -- with of.[R.]
    “Calistho there stood manifest of shame.” Dryden.
    “So clear, so shining, and so evident, That it will glimmer through a blind man's eye.” Shak.
    “Entertained with solitude, Where obvious duty erewhile appeared unsought.” Milton.
    “I saw, I saw him manifest in view, His voice, his figure, and his gesture knew.” Dryden.
Syn. Open; clear; apparent; evident; visible; conspicuous; plain; obvious.
-- 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.
02 n. A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto. See Manifesto.
pl. Manifests ((#))
  1. 1.
    A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto. See Manifesto.[Obs.] See: Manifesto
  2. 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.
03 v. t. To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, -- usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit.
imp. & p. p. Manifested; p. pr. & vb. n. Manifesting
  1. 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. 2.
    To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse.