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

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

Similar gaps among the employed and unemployed manifested.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

Furthermore, if MTM had never produced shows like “Hill Street Blues” and “St. Elsewhere,” our recent Golden Age of Television would have manifested very differently, if it did at all.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025

There was no predicting what they would be, and each manifested in its own time, in its own way.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor