Shows or displays something clearly, or (as a noun) a document listing cargo or passengers on a ship or plane.
From Latin 'manifestus' (caught in the act, obvious). The verb form entered English in the 1400s. The noun (shipping document) developed in the 1600s.
In psychology, 'manifestation' is when people believe thinking about something can make it happen—but neuroscience shows thoughts alone don't manifest physical reality unless followed by actual action!
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