[man.i.fest] adj [ME, fr. MF or L; MF manifeste, fr. L manifestus caught in the act, flagrant, obvious, perh. fr. manus + -festus (akin to L infestus hostile)] (14c) 1: readily perceived by the senses and esp. by the sight
2: easily understood or recognized by the mind: obvious syn see evident -- man.i.fest.ly adv
[2]manifest vt (14c): to make evident or certain by showing or displaying syn see show -- man.i.fest.er n [3]manifest n (1561) 1: manifestation, indication
2: manifesto
3: a list of passengers or an invoice of cargo for a vehicle (as a ship or plane)