manifest: Meaning and Definition of

man•i•fest

1. readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain: a manifest error.
2. 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.

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.

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.