Meaning & use
manifest
To show or display a quality, feeling, or symptom clearly enough to be noticed.
See it in a sentence
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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Another way to use it
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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