publish

verb

pub·​lish ˈpə-blish 

published; publishing; publishes

transitive verb

1

a

: to make generally known

b

: to make public announcement of

2

a

: to disseminate to the public

b

: to produce or release for distribution

specifically : print sense 2c

c

: to issue the work of (an author)

intransitive verb

1

: to put out an edition

2

: to have one's work accepted for publication

publishable

ˈpə-bli-shə-bəl 

adjective

Synonyms

• get out
• issue
• print
• put out

Examples of publish in a Sentence

It's a small company that only publishes about four books a year.

The university press publishes academic titles.

The newspaper is published daily.

There is a lot of pressure for professors to publish regularly.

He has not published anything for a long time.

The magazine published two of my stories.

Recent Examples on the Web

This story was originally published April 26, 2024, 7:00 AM. —Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2024

This story was originally published April 25, 2024, 10:03 PM. —Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Apr. 2024

This story was originally published April 25, 2024, 11:42 PM. —Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 Apr. 2024

This story was originally published August 29, 2022, 10:30 AM. —Anna Miller, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024

This story was originally published April 26, 2024, 7:30 AM. —Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2024

And how the Enquirer basically operated as an arm of the campaign, doctoring photos to publish false stories like the one linking Ted Cruz’s father with Lee Harvey Oswald. —Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Apr. 2024

Fortune’s very first issue, published in February of 1930, came on the cusp of the Great Depression. —Alan Murray, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024

Just 183 out of 2,017 people earning more than €1 million ($1.1 million) were female in 2022, according to data published by the European Banking Authority on Thursday. —Nicholas Comfort, Fortune Europe, 26 Apr. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, modification of Anglo-French publier, from Latin publicare, from publicus public

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Phrases Containing publish

• co-publish
• self-publish

Kids Definition

publish

verb

pub·​lish ˈpəb-lish 

1

: to make generally known : make public announcement of

2

a

: to produce or release for publication

especially : print entry 2 sense 2c

b

: to print the work of

publish a poet

publishable

-ə-bəl 

adjective

Legal Definition

publish

transitive verb

pub·​lish

1

: to make known to another or to the public generally

Note: For purposes of defamation, a defamatory communication made to only one third party may be considered published.

2

a

: to proclaim officially

publish an enactment

b

: to declare (a will) to be a true and valid expression of one's last will

c

: to reproduce (an opinion) in a reporter

3

a

: to disseminate to the public or provide notice of to the public or to an individual (as through a mass medium)

ordered to publish the citation in the legal notices for three weeks

see also notice by publication at notice

b

: to distribute or offer for distribution to the public copies of (a copyrightable work) by some transfer of ownership, rental, lease, or loan

4

: utter

publisher noun