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Verb: manifest  'ma-ni,fest
  1. Provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behaviour, attitude, or external attributes
    "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication";
    - attest, certify, demonstrate, evidence
     
  2. Record in a ship's manifest
    "each passenger must be manifested"
     
  3. Reveal its presence or make an appearance
    "the ghost manifests each year on the same day"
Noun: manifest  'ma-ni,fest
  1. (law) a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane
Adjective: manifest  'ma-ni,fest
  1. Clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
    "manifest disapproval";
    - apparent, evident, palpable, patent, plain, unmistakable, unmistakeable

Derived forms: manifested, manifesting, manifests

See also: obvious

Type of: appear, bear witness, enter, evidence, instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document, prove, put down, record, show, testify, witness

Encyclopedia: Manifest, Louisiana