publish

[ puhb-lish ]

verb (used with object)

1. to issue (printed or otherwise reproduced textual or graphic material, computer software, etc.) for sale or distribution to the public.
2. to issue publicly the work of:

   Random House publishes Faulkner.

3. to submit (content) online, as to a message board or blog:

   I published a comment on her blog post with examples from my own life.

   They publish a new webcomic once a month.

4. to announce formally or officially; proclaim; promulgate.

   Synonyms: declare, reveal, disclose

   Antonyms: conceal

5. to make publicly or generally known.
6. Law. to communicate (a defamatory statement) to some person or persons other than the person defamed.

verb (used without object)

1. to issue newspapers, books, computer software, etc.; engage in publishing:

   The new house will start to publish next month.

2. to have one's work published:

   She has decided to publish with another house.

publish

/ ˈpʌblɪʃ /

verb

1. to produce and issue (printed or electronic matter) for distribution and sale
2. intr to have one's written work issued for publication
3. tr to announce formally or in public
4. tr to communicate (defamatory matter) to someone other than the person defamed

   to publish a libel

Derived Forms

• ˈpublishable, adjective
• ˈpublishing, noun

Other Words From

• publish·a·ble adjective
• mis·published adjective
• non·publish·a·ble adjective
• un·publish·a·ble adjective
• un·published adjective
• well-published adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of publish¹

1300–50; Middle English publisshen < Anglo-French *publiss-, long stem of *publir, for Middle French publier < Latin pūblicāre to make public

Word History and Origins

Origin of publish¹

C14: from Old French puplier, from Latin pūblicāre to make public

Synonym Study

See announce.

Example Sentences

Sheffield will publish a report on its work so far in the coming weeks.

From BBC

It plans to publish a Bill introducing a "commonhold" system in which residents own the land beneath their building.

From BBC

Most Russian scientists who publish peer-reviewed articles work for government institutions.

From Science Magazine

Newman argues journals are reluctant to publish the paper because established researchers in the field are acting as gatekeepers.

From Science Magazine

“Imagine you had to publish a debunking of the yeti in the yeti-hunting journal and the only people who peer review it are yeti experts,” he says.

From Science Magazine

Related Words

• announce
• broadcast
• circulate
• declare
• disclose
• distribute
• print
• produce
• promulgate
• publicize
• put out
• report