MANIFEST DEFINED

man⋅i⋅fest

   /ˈmænəˌfɛst/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [man-uh-fest] Show IPA Pronunciation

–adjective

1.	readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain: a manifest error.

2.	Psychoanalysis. of 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.

–verb (used with object)

3.	to make clear or evident to the eye or the understanding; show plainly: He manifested his approval with a hearty laugh.

4.	to prove; put beyond doubt or question: The evidence manifests the guilt of the defendant.

5.	to record in a ship's manifest.

–noun

6.	a list of the cargo carried by a ship, made for the use of various agents and officials at the ports of destination.

7.	a list or invoice of goods transported by truck or train.

8.	a list of the cargo or passengers carried on an airplane.

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Origin:
1350–1400; (adj.) ME < class="ital-inline">manifestus, manufestus detected in the act, evident, visible; (v.) ME manifesten < class="ital-inline">manifester < class="ital-inline">manifestāre, deriv. of manifestus. See manus, infest

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