fest-, -fest

(Latin: seize, to be seized; capable of being seized)


infest
infestation
infested
infester
infesting
infestuous
manifest, manifested, manifesting, manifests
1. To show or demonstrate plainly; to reveal.
2. To be evidence of; to prove.
3. To record in a ship's manifest; a list of cargo or passengers carried on a ship or plane.
4. To display or present a manifest of (cargo); an invoice of goods carried on a truck or train.
5. Originally, "that which can be seized by the hand": compounded of Latin manus, "hand" and -festus, "capble of being seized".
manifestation
1. The act of being shown or being perceptible.
2. An act of showing or demonstrating something.
3. An indication of the existence, reality, or presence of something: "A high fever is an early manifestation of the disease."
3. One of the forms in which someone or something; such as, a person, a divine being, or an idea, is revealed; the materialized form of a spirit.
4. A public demonstration, usually of a political nature.
manifestly
manifestness
Clearness to the sight or mind; obviousness.
manifesto
A public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially of a political nature.
manifests
Show things clearly, through signs or actions.

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