Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Manifest

Manifest , adjective

[French manifeste, Latin 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.
Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight. — Heb. iv. 13
That which may be known of God is manifest in them. — Rom. i. 19
Thus manifest to sight the god appeared. — Dryden
2.
Detected; convicted; -- with of. [Rare]
Calistho there stood manifest of shame. — Dryden
So clear, so shining, and so evident, That it will glimmer through a blind man's eye. — Shakespeare
Entertained with solitude, Where obvious duty erewhile appeared unsought. — Milton
I saw, I saw him manifest in view, His voice, his figure, and his gesture knew. — Dryden

Manifest (#) , noun

[Compare French manifeste. See Manifest, a., and compare Manifesto.]

1.
A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto. See Manifesto. [Obsolete]
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

Manifest , transitive verb

1.
To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, -- usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit.
There is nothing hid which shall not be manifested. — Mark iv. 22
Thy life did manifest thou lovedst me not. — Shakespeare
2.
To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse.