Definition of publish
transitive verb
1a : to make generally knownb : to make public announcement of
2a : to disseminate to the publicb : to produce or release for distribution; specifically : print 2cc : to issue the work of (an author)
intransitive verb
1 : to put out an edition
2 : to have one's work accepted for publication
From the M-W Editors
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 of publish from the Web
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Initially Britain’s decision not to publish a detailed negotiating position, as the EU had, was put down to its desire to avoid giving away its hand.
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Last Week, U.K. home secretary Amber Rudd refused to publish her own government’s delayed report on the funding of extremist groups.
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Historians in Washington now proposed to publish the Nazi telegrams.
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Liberal Democrat Tim Farron also urged May to publish the findings.
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The new tire-safety and maintenance information will be added when states publish new driver-training manuals.
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Most of the images of Mirzakhani were digitally retouched to cover her head with a scarf since it is considered taboo to publish images of women not wearing a hijab.
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R Kelly has been holding women hostage against their will, according to an explosive article by Buzzfeed published Monday.
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Origin and Etymology of publish
Middle English, modification of Anglo-French publier, from Latin publicare, from publicus public
PUBLISH Defined for English Language Learners
publish
playDefinition of publish for English Language Learners
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: to prepare and produce (a book, magazine, etc.) for sale
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: to have something you wrote included in a book, magazine, newspaper, etc.
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: to include (an article, letter, photograph, etc.) in a magazine or newspaper
PUBLISH Defined for Kids
publish
playDefinition of publish for Students
published
;publishing
1 : to bring printed works (as books) before the public usually for sale
2 : to print (as in a magazine or newspaper) The newspaper published her article on dogs.
3 : to make widely known
publisher
nounLaw Dictionary
publish
Legal Definition of publish
1 : to make known to another or to the public generally Editor's note: For purposes of defamation, a defamatory communication made to only one third party may be considered published.
2a : 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
3a : 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
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