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Webster 1913 Edition

Manifesto

Manˊi-fes′to

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Manifestoes
(#)
.
[It.
manifesto
. See
Manifest
,
Noun.
&
Adj.
]
A public declaration, usually of a prince, sovereign, or other person claiming large powers, showing his intentions, or proclaiming his opinions and motives in reference to some act done or contemplated by him;
as, a
manifesto
declaring the purpose of a prince to begin war, and explaining his motives
.
Bouvier.
it was proposed to draw up a
manifesto
, setting forth the grounds and motives of our taking arms.
Addison.
Frederick, in a public
manifesto
, appealed to the Empire against the insolent pretensions of the pope.
Milman.

Webster 1828 Edition

Manifesto

MANIFEST'O

,
Noun.
[L. manifestus,manifest.] A public declaration, usually of a prince or sovereign, showing his intentions, or proclaiming his opinions and motives; as a manifesto declaring the purpose of a prince to begin war,and explaining his motives. [Manifesto only is now used.]

Definition 2024

manifesto

manifesto

See also: manifestó and manifestò

English

Noun

manifesto ‎(plural manifestos or manifestoes or manifesti)

  1. A public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially that of a political party.
    A creed is a manifesto of religious or spiritual beliefs

Translations

Verb

manifesto ‎(third-person singular simple present manifestos, present participle manifestoing, simple past and past participle manifestoed)

  1. (intransitive) To issue a manifesto

Esperanto

Noun

manifesto ‎(accusative singular manifeston, plural manifestoj, accusative plural manifestojn)

  1. manifest

Italian

Adjective

manifesto m ‎(feminine singular manifesta, masculine plural manifesti, feminine plural manifeste)

  1. manifest, apparent, evident, obvious

Synonyms

Noun

manifesto m ‎(plural manifesti)

  1. manifesto
  2. poster, placard, bill, notice
  3. (theater) playbill, programme, program
  4. (nautical) manifest

Synonyms

Derived terms

Verb

manifesto

  1. first-person singular present of manifestare

Latin

Etymology

From manifestus ‎(“apparent, palpable, manifest”) +‎ -ō.

Pronunciation

Adverb

manifestō ‎(comparable manifestius, superlative manifestissimē)

  1. manifestly, openly, clearly
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 8.16
      quid struat his coeptis, quem, si fortuna sequatur, / euentum pugnae cupiat, manifestius ipsi / quam Turno regi aut regi apparere Latino.

Alternative forms

Verb

manifestō ‎(present infinitive manifestāre, perfect active manifestāvī, supine manifestātum); first conjugation

  1. I exhibit, make public, show clearly.

Inflection

   Conjugation of manifesto (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present manifestō manifestās manifestat manifestāmus manifestātis manifestant
imperfect manifestābam manifestābās manifestābat manifestābāmus manifestābātis manifestābant
future manifestābō manifestābis manifestābit manifestābimus manifestābitis manifestābunt
perfect manifestāvī manifestāvistī manifestāvit manifestāvimus manifestāvistis manifestāvērunt, manifestāvēre
pluperfect manifestāveram manifestāverās manifestāverat manifestāverāmus manifestāverātis manifestāverant
future perfect manifestāverō manifestāveris manifestāverit manifestāverimus manifestāveritis manifestāverint
passive present manifestor manifestāris, manifestāre manifestātur manifestāmur manifestāminī manifestantur
imperfect manifestābar manifestābāris, manifestābāre manifestābātur manifestābāmur manifestābāminī manifestābantur
future manifestābor manifestāberis, manifestābere manifestābitur manifestābimur manifestābiminī manifestābuntur
perfect manifestātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect manifestātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect manifestātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present manifestem manifestēs manifestet manifestēmus manifestētis manifestent
imperfect manifestārem manifestārēs manifestāret manifestārēmus manifestārētis manifestārent
perfect manifestāverim manifestāverīs manifestāverit manifestāverīmus manifestāverītis manifestāverint
pluperfect manifestāvissem manifestāvissēs manifestāvisset manifestāvissēmus manifestāvissētis manifestāvissent
passive present manifester manifestēris, manifestēre manifestētur manifestēmur manifestēminī manifestentur
imperfect manifestārer manifestārēris, manifestārēre manifestārētur manifestārēmur manifestārēminī manifestārentur
perfect manifestātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect manifestātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — manifestā — — manifestāte —
future — manifestātō manifestātō — manifestātōte manifestantō
passive present — manifestāre — — manifestāminī —
future — manifestātor manifestātor — — manifestantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives manifestāre manifestāvisse manifestātūrus esse manifestārī manifestātus esse manifestātum īrī
participles manifestāns — manifestātūrus — manifestātus manifestandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
manifestāre manifestandī manifestandō manifestandum manifestātum manifestātū

Derived terms

Descendants

Related terms

References

Portuguese

Verb

manifesto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of manifestar

Turkish

Noun

manifesto

  1. manifest (a public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto)


This Turkish entry was created from the translations listed at manifest. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see manifesto in the Turkish Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2008

Etymology

Since the mid 17th century, from Italian, from manifestare, from Latin manifesto ‎(“to make public”)

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌmæn.ɪˈfɛs.təʊ/, /ˌmæn.əˈfɛs.təʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌmæn.əˈfɛs.to(ʊ)/

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