manifest

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈmænəˌfɛst/ UK /ˈmæn.ɪ.fɛst/ See IPA manual

Freq #10544

Meanings

1

adj
Clear and obvious; easily seen or understood.

Her relief was manifest the moment she heard the good news.
2

verb
To show or display something clearly.

The disease first manifested itself as a mild fever.
3

noun
An official list of the passengers or cargo carried by a ship, plane, or vehicle.

The captain checked the manifest before the cargo was loaded.

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Synonyms

1 adj · clear and obvious; easily... apparent clear obvious plain patent

3 noun · an official list of the... bill of lading

Word family

Forms manifestedmanifestingmanifests

Derived forms immanifestmanifestablemanifestationmanifestativemanifestlymanifestnessmanifestononmanifestnonmanifestingpremanifestunmanifestunmanifesting

Related forms infest

Simplified etymology

Manifest comes from Latin manifestare “to make public.” The related manifesto entered English from Italian in the mid-17th century.

Etymology

From Middle English manifest, manifeste, from Latin manifestus, manufestus (“palpable, manifest”), from , from Latin manus + second element of Latin īnfēstāre, from īnfestus, from in + *-festus (“probably seized, handled”). Doublet of manifesto.

manifest Middle English manifestus Latin manus Latin īnfestō Latin

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# manifest

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** adj, verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈmænəˌfɛst/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmæn.ɪ.fɛst/
**Frequency rank:** 10544

## Meanings
1. Clear and obvious; easily seen or understood.
2. To show or display something clearly.
3. An official list of the passengers or cargo carried by a ship, plane, or vehicle.

## Examples
- Her relief was manifest the moment she heard the good news.
- The disease first manifested itself as a mild fever.
- The captain checked the manifest before the cargo was loaded.

## Derived Forms
- immanifest
- manifestable
- manifestation
- manifestative
- manifestly
- manifestness
- manifesto
- nonmanifest
- nonmanifesting
- premanifest
- unmanifest
- unmanifesting

## Related Forms
- infest

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: manifest
- Root: manifestus
- Root: manus
- Root: īnfestō

## Etymology
From Middle English manifest, manifeste, from Latin manifestus, manufestus (“palpable, manifest”), from , from Latin manus + second element of Latin īnfēstāre, from īnfestus, from in + *-festus (“probably seized, handled”). Doublet of manifesto.

## AI Etymology
Manifest comes from Middle English manifest, manifeste, from Latin manifestus, manufestus (“palpable, manifest”), from, from Latin manus + second element of Latin īnfēstāre, from īnfestus, from in + *-festus (“probably seized, handled”). Doublet of manifesto. The historical chain includes manifest (Middle English), manifestus (Latin), manus (Latin), and īnfestō (Latin). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as immanifest, manifestable, manifestation, and manifestative and related forms such as infest. In present use it covers clear and obvious; easily seen or understood, to show or display something clearly, and an official list of the passengers or cargo carried by a ship, plane, or vehicle.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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