Overt vs. Manifest — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Overt and Manifest
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Overt
Done or shown openly; plainly apparent
In untreated cases, overt psychosis may occur
An overt act of aggression
Manifest
Clear or obvious to the eye or mind
Her manifest charm and proven ability
Overt
Open and observable; not hidden, concealed, or secret
Overt hostility.
Overt intelligence gathering.
Manifest
Show (a quality or feeling) by one's acts or appearance; demonstrate
Lizzy manifested signs of severe depression
Overt
Of, relating to, or being military or intelligence operations sanctioned or mandated by Congress
Overt aid to the rebels.
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Manifest
Record in a manifest
Every passenger is manifested at the point of departure
Overt
Open and not concealed or secret.
Manifest
A document listing a ship's contents, cargo, passengers, and crew, for the use of customs officers.
Overt
Open to view; public; apparent; manifest. Opposite of hidden.
Overt and apparent virtues bring forth praise.
Manifest
Clearly apparent to the sight or understanding; obvious.
Overt
Not covert; open; public; manifest; as, an overt act of treason.
No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.
Manifest
To show or demonstrate plainly; reveal
"[Her] soft appearance belied her ... steadfastness. She manifested no fear and allowed none in her voice" (Philip Roth).
Overt
Open and observable; not secret or hidden;
An overt lie
Overt hostility
Overt intelligence gathering
Manifest
To record in a ship's manifest.
Manifest
To display or present a manifest of (cargo).
Manifest
To become manifest; be revealed
Depression can manifest as irritability.
Manifest
A list of cargo or passengers carried on a ship or plane.
Manifest
An invoice of goods carried on a truck or train.
Manifest
A list of railroad cars according to owner and location.
Manifest
Evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived.
Manifest
Obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden.
Manifest
Detected; convicted.
Manifest
A list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or ship.
Manifest
(computing) A file containing metadata describing other files.
Manifest
(obsolete) A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto.
Manifest
(transitive) To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit.
His courage manifested itself through the look on his face.
Manifest
(intransitive) To become manifest; to be revealed.
His osteoporosis first manifested as pain in his hips.
Manifest
To will something to exist.
Manifest
(transitive) To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse.
Manifest
Evident to the senses, esp. to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived; hence, obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden.
Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight.
That which may be known of God is manifest in them.
Thus manifest to sight the god appeared.
Manifest
Detected; convicted; - with of.
Calistho there stood manifest of shame.
So clear, so shining, and so evident,That it will glimmer through a blind man's eye.
Entertained with solitude,Where obvious duty erewhile appeared unsought.
I saw, I saw him manifest in view,His voice, his figure, and his gesture knew.
Manifest
A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto. See Manifesto.
Manifest
A list or invoice of a ship's cargo, containing a description by marks, numbers, etc., of each package of goods, to be exhibited at the customhouse; as, to inspect the ship's manifest.
Manifest
To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, - usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit.
There is nothing hid which shall not be manifested.
Thy life did manifest thou lovedst me not.
Manifest
To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse.
Manifest
A customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane
Manifest
Provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes;
His high fever attested to his illness
The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication
This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness
Manifest
Record in a ship's manifest;
Each passenger must be manifested
Manifest
Reveal its presence or make an appearance;
The ghost manifests each year on the same day
Manifest
Clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses;
The effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields
Evident hostility
Manifest disapproval
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Made his meaning plain
It is plain that he is no reactionary
In plain view
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