publishes; published; publishing
1
: to prepare and produce (a book, magazine, etc.) for sale
It's a small company that only publishes about four books a year.
The university press publishes academic titles.
The newspaper is published daily.
2
: to have something you wrote included in a book, magazine, newspaper, etc.
There is a lot of pressure for professors to publish regularly.
He has not published anything for a long time.
3
: to include (an article, letter, photograph, etc.) in a magazine or newspaper
The magazine published two of my stories.
4
formal
: to make (something) known to many people : to make a public announcement of (something)
The committee plans on publishing their findings.
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