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publish

  • verb
  • pub·lish
  • pŭb'lĭsh

To issue (something, such as printed work) for distribution and/or sale.

Example

“The Times published the investigative piece about the governor both in print and online.”

Other meanings

  1. To announce to the public.

    “The Secretary of Health and Human Services published a press release on May 22, 2013.”

  2. To issue the work of (an author).

    “Grove Press published many avant-garde authors.”

Synonyms

  • print

Antonyms

  • private

Related words

  • copublish
  • depublish
  • e-publish
  • micropublish
  • mispublish
  • outpublish
  • nonpublishing
  • overpublish
  • prepublish
  • privish
  • publishability
  • publishable

Example sentences

  • “There's no way they would publish something like that.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
  • “They publish their findings.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "publicare".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “publish” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.