Represent vs Manifest - What's the difference?
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To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.
To portray by pictorial or plastic art; to delineate; as, to represent a landscape in a picture, a horse in bronze, and the like.
To portray by mimicry or action of any kind; to act the part or character of; to personate; as, to represent Hamlet.
To stand in the place of; to supply the place, perform the duties, exercise the rights, or receive the share, of; to speak and act with authority in behalf of; to act the part of (another); as, an heir represents his ancestor; an attorney represents his client in court; a member of Congress represents his district in Congress.
To exhibit to another mind in language; to show; to give one's own impressions and judgement of; to bring before the mind; to set forth; sometimes, to give an account of; to describe.
To serve as a sign or symbol of; as, mathematical symbols represent quantities or relations; words represent ideas or things.
To bring a sensation of into the mind or sensorium; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present.
To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something presentative, which was originally apprehended by direct presentation).
(Webster 1913)
Evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived.
* Bible, Hebrews iv. 13
Obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden.
Detected; convicted.
* Dryden (rfdate)
(obsolete) A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto or manifestation.
A list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or ship.
(computing) A file containing metadata describing other files.
To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit.
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To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse.
As verbs the difference between represent and manifest
is that represent is to present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify while manifest is to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit.As an adjective manifest is
evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived.As a noun manifest is
a public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto or manifestation.represent
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(Webster 1913)Alternative forms
* (archaic)Verb
(en verb)- He represented that he was investigating for the police department.
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight.
- Calistho there stood manifest of shame.
Synonyms
* apparent, plain, clear, distinct, obvious, palpable, patent * See also .Derived terms
* manifest content * manifest destinyNoun
(en noun)Verb
(en verb)- His courage manifested itself via the look on his face.
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- ''Not I; I must be found;
- ''My parts, my title, and my perfect soul
- ''Shall manifest me rightly.