manifester

to show, to demonstrate

verb mah-nee-fes-TEH Rare

Origin: Latin manifestare

Also means

to protest, to demonstrate (publicly)

Usage Note

Manifester has two main senses: to express or display something (manifester de la joie, to show joy) and to take part in a public demonstration. The noun manifestant means a protester, and manifestation (or colloquially manif) refers to the protest itself, a fixture of French civic life.

Examples

"Des milliers de personnes ont manifesté hier."

Natural Translation

Thousands of people demonstrated yesterday.

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