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

• unmanifested adjective

Etymology

Origin of manifested

manifest ( def. ) + -ed ²

Example Sentences

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

That’s manifested in a widespread selloff that has started to metastasize beyond purveyors of enterprise software offerings.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026

The ostentatious displays of deference he demanded, and received, from heads of state and CEOs manifested an arrogance that enraged some participants and a vulgarity that revolted others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

"All of this occurs in a larger global context where radical ideas are more mainstream and socially acceptable, manifested in this particular Croatian context," he said.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

We together on a huge hall’s speaking platform, and that vast audience before us, miraculously manifested, as far as I was concerned, the incomprehensible power of Allah.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey