Meaning & use

manifest

verb·Academic

To show or display a quality, feeling, or symptom clearly enough to be noticed.

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Her anxiety began to manifest as trouble sleeping and constant restlessness.

The company's values manifest in how it treats even its lowest-paid workers.

A note on using this word

In casual, contemporary use, 'manifest' also means to bring about a desired outcome by focusing on and believing in it, a sense rooted in popular self-help culture.

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2. adjective

Clear or obvious to the eye or mind.

His dislike for the plan was manifest in his crossed arms and silence.

3. verb

Informal: to bring about a desired outcome by visualizing or believing it will happen.

She kept a journal where she wrote down goals she hoped to manifest.

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