manifest

Etymology

From Middle English manifest, manifeste, from Latin manifestus, manufestus (“palpable, manifest”), from manus (“hand”) + *infestus, participle of *infendō (“strike”) (from the root of dēfendō, offendō, etc.), or from Proto-Indo-European *dʰers-. Doublet of manifesto.

adj

1. Evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived.
   It re-envisioned Freddy Krueger in the “real world,” where the nightmare-dwelling being is made manifest in our reality, one where Freddy actor Robert Englund and original Nightmare On Elm Street star Heather Langenkamp play themselves, as does [Wes] Craven himself. 27 October 2017, Alex McLevy, “Making a Killing: The Brief Life and Bloody Death of the Post-Scream Slasher Revival”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 2018-03-05
2. Obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden.
3. (rare, used with "of") Detected; convicted.

noun

1. A list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or ship.
2. (computing) A file containing metadata describing other files.
3. (obsolete) A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto.

verb

1. (transitive) To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit.
   His courage manifested itself through the look on his face.
   Other global taboos, such as sex and suicide, manifest themselves widely online, with websites offering suicide guides and Hot XXX Action seconds away at the click of a button. The UK government will come under pressure to block access to pornographic websites this year when a committee of MPs publishes its report on protecting children online. April 19, 2012, Josh Halliday, “Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?”, in the Guardian
2. (intransitive) To become manifest; to be revealed.
   His osteoporosis first manifested as pain in his hips.
3. (transitive, initially occult, now slang) To will something to exist.
   The process of creating your treasure map is a powerful step toward manifesting your goal. Now just spend a few minutes each day looking at it[…] 1982, Shakti Gawain, The Creative Visualization Workbook
   Undaunted by poverty, I decided to manifest a new car. 2014, Adrian Calabrese, How to Get Everything You Ever Wanted: Complete Guide to Using Your Psychic Common Sense
   To Fishback, the project is a perfect fit. “I’ve been manifesting a romance role for a really long time,” she said, 2021, Kyle Buchanan, “Dominique Fishback Gave Her Heart to ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’”, in The New York Times
4. (transitive) To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse.