Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - manifest

 I. adjective  Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French ~e, from Latin ~us caught in the act, flagrant, obvious, perhaps from manus + -festus (akin to Latin infestus hostile)  Date: 14th century  1. readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sight  2. easily understood or recognized by the mind ; obvious  Synonyms: see evident  • ~ly adverb  II. transitive verb  Date: 14th century to make evident or certain by showing or displaying  Synonyms: see show  • ~er noun  III. noun  Date: 1561  1. ~ation, indication  2. ~o  3. a list of passengers or an invoice of cargo for a vehicle (as a ship or plane)