What does manifest mean?

Question

like in this auestion-How does their racsim manifest itself in the novel?

Answer 1

Manifest \Man"i*fest\, a. [F. manifeste, L. manifestus, lit.,
struck by the hand, hence, palpable; manus hand + fendere (in
comp.) to strike. See {Manual}, and {Defend}.]
1. Evident to the senses, esp. to the sight; apparent;
distinctly perceived; hence, obvious to the understanding;
apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not
obscure or hidden.
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Neither is there any creature that is not manifest
in his sight. -- Heb. iv.
13.
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That which may be known of God is manifest in them.
--Rom. i. 19.
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Thus manifest to sight the god appeared. --Dryden.
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2. Detected; convicted; -- with of. [R.]
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Calistho there stood manifest of shame. --Dryden.
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Syn: Open; clear; apparent; evident; visible; conspicuous;
plain; obvious.

Usage: {Manifest}, {Clear}, {Plain}, {Obvious}, {Evident}.
What is clear can be seen readily; what is obvious
lies directly in our way, and necessarily arrests our
attention; what is evident is seen so clearly as to
remove doubt; what is manifest is very distinctly
evident.
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So clear, so shining, and so evident,
That it will glimmer through a blind man's eye.
--Shak.
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Entertained with solitude,
Where obvious duty erewhile appeared unsought.
--Milton.
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I saw, I saw him manifest in view,
His voice, his figure, and his gesture knew.
--Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

Manifest \Man"i*fest\, n.; pl. {Manifests}. [Cf. F. manifeste.
See {Manifest}, a., and cf. {Manifesto}.]
1. A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto. See
{Manifesto}. [Obs.]
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2. A list or invoice of a ship's cargo, containing a
description by marks, numbers, etc., of each package of
goods, to be exhibited at the customhouse; as, to inspect
the ship's manifest. --Bouvier.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

Manifest \Man"i*fest\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Manifested}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Manifesting}.]
1. To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, -- usually
to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display;
to exhibit.
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There is nothing hid which shall not be manifested.
--Mark iv. 22.
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Thy life did manifest thou lovedst me not. --Shak.
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2. To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to
declare at the customhouse.
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Syn: To reveal; declare; evince; make known; disclose;
discover; display.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:

manifest
adj : clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses; "the
effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees
the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest
disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning
plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in
plain view" [syn: {apparent}, {evident}, {patent},
{plain}]
n : a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or
plane
v 1: provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's
behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high
fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome
manifest a high level of architectural sophistication";
"This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness" [syn:
{attest}, {certify}, {demonstrate}, {evidence}]
2: record in a ship's manifest; "each passenger must be
manifested"
3: reveal its presence or make an appearance; "the ghost
manifests each year on the same day"

Answer 2

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Answer 3

the best description I have read about *manifest* is : to be put into the spot light ! To appear as if brought forth in a larger form ! Brought to fruitation !! God was manifest into man as Jesus.... When a prayer is manifest, it is brought forth and seen..... go in peace... God bless

Answer 4

Manifest here means "show itself". In what actions, speeches etc in the novel do you see their racism in action.

Answer 5

To be known and percieved by the senses and especially by the sight. To be recognized and easily understood. Look in the dictionary.

Answer 6

Reveal it's presence. Become apparent.

Answer 7

appear, make itself known.

Answer 8

demonstrate; make known; reveal;produce

Answer 9

What is it like... how it behaves, how it appears, etc.

Answer 10

"show itself"