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See Also:

• past participle of manifest.
• past tense form of manifest.

manifested

American  

[man-uh-fes-tid] / ˈmæn əˌfɛs tɪd /

adjective

1. made clear or evident to the eye or understanding; shown plainly.

   There’s an enormous distance between the word "joy" and a manifested joyfulness—a chasm that good writing strives to bridge.

2. established by proof or evidence; put beyond doubt or question.

   At this in vitro fertilization clinic we follow proven methods, using only medication with manifested effectiveness.

3. recorded in a ship’s manifest.

   For purposes of the manifested shipment, the shipper must declare explicitly whether it is acting as a waste generator, collector, or processor.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of manifest.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• unmanifested
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of manifested

manifest ( def. ) + -ed ²

Example Sentences

"There does seem to be an increase in the visibility of it. We're looking at organised crime that has manifested because nobody has put it away, nobody has forced it underground," says Glantz.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Describe her leadership philosophy and how it manifested itself.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

The pattern of seeking converts is manifested in the missionary work of both Christianity and Islam.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Yet the loss of creative control quickly manifested itself: OpenAI “strengthened its copyright guardrails and ‘content violation’ warnings became a routine part of denying user requests,” The Times reported.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Fingers burning, I stripped the hot skin off potatoes in silence, swallowing hurt and resentment with the same outward resignation that Gladys manifested.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago