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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Manifest

Măn'i-fest, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. manifestus, Fr. manifeste, Pr. manifest, Pg., O. Sp., & It. manifesto, N. Sp. manifesto.]

Sense 1. Clearly visible to the eye; obvious to the understanding; not obscure or difficult to be seen or understood; plain; open; apparent; palpable.

That which may be known of God is manifest in them. Rom. i. 19.

Thus manifest to sight the god appeared. Dryden.

Sense 2. Detected; convicted; — with of. [Rare.]

Calistho there stood manifest of shame. Dryden.

Synonyms— Open; clear; apparent; evident; visible; conspicuous; plain; obvious. — MANIFEST, CLEAR, PLAIN, OBVIOUS, EVIDENT. What is clear can be seen in all its bearings; what is plain can be seen by any man without study or reflection; what is obvious lies directly in our way, and must be seen by every one; what is evident is seen forcibly, and leaves no hesitation on the mind; what is manifest is evident in a very high degree, striking upon the mind at once with overpowering conviction.

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.

Mān'i-fest, n.

noun

n.; pl. MĀN'I-FESTS. [Fr. manifester, Pr., Sp., & Pg. manifester, It. & Lat. manifestare.]

  1. A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto. See MANIFESTO. [Obs.]
  2. A list or invoice of a ship's cargo, containing a description by marks, numbers, &c., of each package of goods, to be exhibited at the custom-house by the proper person. Simmonds. Bouvier.

Măn’i-fest, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. MANIFESTED; p. pr. & vb. n. MANIFESTING.] 1. To disclose to the eye or to the understanding; to show plainly; to make to appear; 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. To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the custom-house. Syn. — To reveal; declare; evince; make known; disclose; discover; display.