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self-publish

verb self-pub·lish \ ˌself-ˈpə-blish \
|Updated on: 12 Jun 2018

Definition of self-publish

self-published; self-publishing; self-publishes
transitive verb
: to publish (a book) using the author's own resources

First Known Use of self-publish

1943

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