Real Dictionary

manifest
If you say that something is manifest, you mean that it is clearly true and that nobody would disagree with it if they saw it or considered it.

manifest in American English
an itemized list of a ship's cargo, to be shown to customs officials
apparent to the senses, esp. that of sight, or to the mind; evident; obvious; clear; plain
to appear to the senses; show itself
to make clear or evident; show plainly; reveal; evince
adjective: readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain
noun: a list of the cargo carried by a ship, made for the use of various agents and officials at the ports of destination
transitive verb: to make clear or evident to the eye or the understanding; show plainly

manifest in British English
adjective: easily noticed or perceived; obvious; plain