Manifest — Defs

01 a. Evident to the senses, esp. to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived; hence, obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily…

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.
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.
A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto. See Manifesto.[Obs.] See: Manifesto
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.
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.
To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse.

Syn. To reveal; declare; evince; make known; disclose; discover; display.