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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmænɪfɛst/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmænəˌfɛst/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(manə fest′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
man•i•fest /ˈmænəˌfɛst/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. readily and easily seen;
    evident;
    plain:a manifest error.

v. [+ object]
  1. to make clear or evident:Hepatitis manifests itself with yellowed eyes and skin, and darkened urine.

n. [countable]
  1. a list of the cargo or passengers carried by a vessel.
man•i•fest•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
man•i•fest  (manə fest′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. readily perceived by the eye or the understanding;
    evident;
    obvious;
    apparent;
    plain:a manifest error.
  2. Psychologyof or pertaining to conscious feelings, ideas, and impulses that contain repressed psychic material:the manifest content of a dream as opposed to the latent content that it conceals.

v.t. 
  1. to make clear or evident to the eye or the understanding;
    show plainly:He manifested his approval with a hearty laugh.
  2. to prove;
    put beyond doubt or question:The evidence manifests the guilt of the defendant.
  3. to record in a ship's manifest.

n. 
  1. a list of the cargo carried by a ship, made for the use of various agents and officials at the ports of destination.
  2. a list or invoice of goods transported by truck or train.
  3. a list of the cargo or passengers carried on an airplane.
  • Latin manifestāre, derivative of manifestus. See manus, infest
  • Middle French manifester
  • Latin manifestus, manufestus detected in the act, evident, visible; (verb, verbal) Middle English manifesten
  • (adjective, adjectival) Middle English 1350–1400
mani•fest′a•ble, adj. 
mani•fest′er, n. 
mani•fest′ly, adv. 
mani•fest′ness, n. 
    1. clear, distinct, unmistakable, patent, open, palpable, visible, conspicuous. 3. reveal, disclose, evince, evidence, demonstrate, declare, express. See display. 
    1. obscure. 3. conceal.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
manifest /ˈmænɪˌfɛst/ adj
  1. easily noticed or perceived; obvious; plain
  2. of or relating to the ostensible elements of a dream: manifest content
vb
  1. (transitive) to show plainly; reveal or display
  2. (transitive) to prove beyond doubt
  3. (intransitive) (of a disembodied spirit) to appear in visible form
n
  1. a customs document containing particulars of a ship, its cargo, and its destination
  2. a list of cargo, passengers, etc, on an aeroplane
  3. a list of railway trucks or their cargo
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin manifestus plain, literally: struck with the hand, from manū with the hand + -festus struckˈmaniˌfestable adj ˈmaniˌfestly adv
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