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Definition of manifest verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

manifest

verb
 
/ˈmænɪfest/
 
/ˈmænɪfest/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they manifest
 
/ˈmænɪfest/
 
/ˈmænɪfest/
he / she / it manifests
 
/ˈmænɪfests/
 
/ˈmænɪfests/
past simple manifested
 
/ˈmænɪfestɪd/
 
/ˈmænɪfestɪd/
past participle manifested
 
/ˈmænɪfestɪd/
 
/ˈmænɪfestɪd/
-ing form manifesting
 
/ˈmænɪfestɪŋ/
 
/ˈmænɪfestɪŋ/
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  1. manifest something (in something) to show something clearly, especially a feeling, an attitude or a quality synonym demonstrate
    • Social tensions were manifested in the recent political crisis.
  2. manifest itself (in something) to appear or become easy to notice synonym appear
    • The symptoms of the disease manifested themselves ten days later.
  3. Word Originverb late Middle English: via Old French from Latin manifestus.
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