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

His most recent work, published in The Plant Cell, used advancements in genomic research to fill in gaps of the original soybean reference genome.

From Science Daily

The journal Nature has now published a series of 40 scientific discoveries as researchers work towards creating the first draft of the whole human cell atlas.

From BBC

And the researchers stress their study, published in Annals of Neurology, used carefully controlled prescription medication.

From BBC

The study, published on iScience, highlights that the time shifts lead to:

From Science Daily

The paper, which was published in the journal Nuclear Fusion, suggests the approach could burn tritium as much as 10 times more efficiently.

From Science Daily

Related Words

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