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say it: MAN-uh-fest
manifest is a verb, noun and adjective meaning "provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes". It is pronounced /ˈmænəˌfɛst/ — MAN-uh-fest. It carries 5 recorded senses.
provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
“His high fever attested to his illness”
“The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication”
“This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness”
reveal its presence or make an appearance
“the ghost manifests each year on the same day”
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
“the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields”
“evident hostility”
“manifest disapproval”
“patent advantages”
“made his meaning plain”
“it is plain that he is no reactionary”
“in plain view”
“a palpable lie”
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for manifest come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.