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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: , ,

    Antonyms:

  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

/ ˈʌɪʃ /

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܲ󲹲, adjective
  • ˈܲ󾱲Բ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲl·· adjective
  • ·ܲl adjective
  • non·ܲl·· adjective
  • un·ܲl·· adjective
  • ܲ·ܲl adjective
  • ɱ-ܲl adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of publish1

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

Origin of publish1

C14: from Old French puplier, from Latin ū to make public
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Example Sentences

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One suggested she publish her estimates online so that others could understand the consequences.

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That was apparently because Decker published an essay, titled "When Must We Kill Them?," on his blog posing the question of when violence becomes justified in the face of authoritarianism.

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“Passive investors have ridden the wave of innovation, and that ride has been easy,” he said in a note published in January 2025.

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Reviews for Thunderbolts* have not yet been widely published, but responses to early screenings have been positive - with Pugh in particular being highlighted for praise.

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The book was published on Jan. 14, in the immediate aftermath of the Palisades and Eaton fires.

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