publish
verb/ˈpʌblɪʃ/ · IE /ˈpʊblɪʃ/
Etymology From Middle English publicen (by analogy with banish, finish), from Old French publier, from Latin publicare (“to make public, show or tell to the people, make known, declare, also (and earlier) confiscate for public use”), from publicus (“pertaining to the people, public”); see public.
9 senses
- 1To issue (something, such as printed work) for…
- 2To announce to the public.
- 3To issue the work of (an author).
- 4To disseminate (a message) publicly via a newsgroup…
- 5To issue a medium (e.g. publication).
- 6To have one's work accepted for a publication.
- 7To be made available in a printed publication or other medium.
- 8To make (information such as an event) available to…
- 9To preach (as a Jehovah's Witness).
To issue (something, such as printed work) for distribution and/or sale.
- The Times published the investigative piece about the governor both in print and online.
- Most of the sketches Faulkner published in 1925 appeared in the Sunday magazine section of the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
2 more examples
- The State combined public information strategies and published billboards, pamphlets, and newsletter articles under the campaign theme, Give 'Em the Boot.
- In an article published in 2008 [Gérard] Mourou proposed an alternative means of achieving atomic fusion. He now believes that fibre lasers could be used to transmute elements, as a way of disposing of highly radioactive waste from nuclear power stations.2013 August 16, David Larousserie, “Super-lasers blaze knowledge frontier”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 10, page 35:
To announce to the public.
- The Secretary of Health and Human Services published a press release on May 22, 2013.
- The Bolshevik government published an announcement of the tsar's death.
1 more example
- No newspaper published the victim's name.
To issue the work of (an author).
- Grove Press published many avant-garde authors.
Internet To disseminate (a message) publicly via a newsgroup, forum, blog, etc.
To issue a medium (e.g. publication).
- Major city papers still publish daily.
To have one's work accepted for a publication.
- She needs to publish in order to get tenure.
Of content To be made available in a printed publication or other medium.
- The article first published online, then in print the next day.
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences To make (information such as an event) available to components that wish to be notified (subscribers).
Christianity To preach (as a Jehovah's Witness).
- Synonyms
- disclose, make known, post
- Antonyms
- private
- Derived terms
25 terms
copublish, depublish, e-publish, micropublish, mispublish, nonpublishing, outpublish, overpublish, prepublish, privish, publishability, publishable, publishee, publisher, publishment, publish or perish, pulled-to-publish, pull to publish, republish, self-publish, simulpub, telepublish, unpublish, unpublished, weblish