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publish Definition

pub·lish (pub′lis̸h)

transitive verb

  1. to make publicly known; announce, proclaim, divulge, or promulgate
    1. to issue (a printed work, etc.) to the public, as for sale
    2. to issue the written work or works of (a particular author)
  3. Law to execute (a will)

Etymology: ME publisshen < extended stem of OFr publier < L publicare, to make public < publicus, public

intransitive verb

  1. to issue books, newspapers, printed music, etc. to the public
  2. to write books, scholarly papers, etc. that are published

publish Related Forms

pub′·lish·able adjective

publish Synonyms

publish

v.

  1. To print and distribute

    reprint, issue, reissue, distribute, bring out, write, do publishing, bring into the open, get off, get out, put to press, put forth, put about, enter the publishing field, own a publishing house, send forth, give out, give forth; see also print 2.

  2. To make known

    announce, promulgate, declare, proclaim; see advertise 1, declare 1. See syn. study at declare.

publish Law Definition

n

To make generally known to the public; to make known to people who might or would have not known without the person’s having so acted.

publish Usage Examples

Object

  • article: Below is a copy of a message which I sent to The Lancet in response to the published articles.
  • report: The review group has published an interim report outlining a number of recommendations to improve the safety of the event in 2001.
  • paper: I have also had two papers published in American Civil War historical journals during the past four years.
  • today: The official figures published today confirm that in our first year we cut the budget deficit from 28 billion pounds to 8 billion pounds.
  • book: He has published many books ( including crime fiction!
  • journal: DPP publishes a free online journal six times per year.

Preposition: on

website: Wear it wherever you choose, photos published on this website for you in your Glastonbury clothing.

Preposition: as

  • monograph: The proceedings of the day will be published as a monograph later this year.
  • pamphlet: The reports were later published as a pamphlet by the Socialist Labor League under the title ' Class Struggles in Belgium ' .

Adjective complement

  • quarterly: For example, in the humanities journals are typically published quarterly.
  • monthly: Development is published twice monthly ( 24 issues/year ) by the Company of Biologists.
  • yearly: Published twice yearly in The Netherlands, this magazine is aimed at both the expert and the amateur.
  • online: Links takes you to a carefully researched set of links to other Marquez and Latin American literature sites including work by Marquez published online.

Preposition: in

  • journal: However, the scholarly articles published in the journal are the main interest.
  • autumn: A full report will be published in autumn 1998.
  • magazine: On pages 169-70 there is a list of drawings of engines which have been published in model magazines and engineering journals.
  • newspaper: The campaign was also be published in the main national newspapers.
  • volume: NOP's report is published in Volume 2 of this report.
  • proceeding: Note that there are two different categories of papers, both of which will be published in the proceedings.

Preposition: for

consultation: They heard that the next version of the foundation planning document, the Core Strategy was shortly to be published for consultation.