publish

[puhb-lish]

verb (used with object)

1. to issue (printed or otherwise reproduced textual or graphic material, computer software, etc.) for sale or distribution to the public.

2. to issue publicly the work of.

   Random House publishes Faulkner.

3. to submit (content) online, as to a message board or blog.

   I published a comment on her blog post with examples from my own life.

   They publish a new webcomic once a month.

4. to announce formally or officially; proclaim; promulgate.

   Synonyms: declare, reveal, disclose
   Antonyms: conceal

5. to make publicly or generally known.

6. Law.,  to communicate (a defamatory statement) to some person or persons other than the person defamed.

verb (used without object)

1. to issue newspapers, books, computer software, etc.; engage in publishing.

   The new house will start to publish next month.

2. to have one's work published.

   She has decided to publish with another house.

publish

/ ˈpʌblɪʃ /

verb

1. to produce and issue (printed or electronic matter) for distribution and sale

2. (intr) to have one's written work issued for publication

3. (tr) to announce formally or in public

4. (tr) to communicate (defamatory matter) to someone other than the person defamed

   to publish a libel

Other Word Forms

• publishable adjective
• mispublished adjective
• nonpublishable adjective
• unpublishable adjective
• unpublished adjective
• well-published adjective
• publishing noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of publish¹

1300–50; Middle English publisshen < Anglo-French *publiss-, long stem of *publir, for Middle French publier < Latin pūblicāre to make public

Word History and Origins

Origin of publish¹

C14: from Old French puplier, from Latin pūblicāre to make _public

Synonym Study

See announce.

Example Sentences

The study, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, explored how skull diversity evolved among humans and related apes over millions of years.

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Ofcom is accepting feedback on its proposals until 28 January and expects to publish a final decision on the rules in the summer of 2026.

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Prosecutors published photos showing him in court with his face blurred to prevent his identification.

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He published his memoir, “Born to Be Wired,” earlier this year.

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The paper, "Asexual reproduction in reef-building corals: Insights into fragment attachment to improve restoration and predict natural recovery" was published in Royal Society Open Science, online.

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Related Words

• announce 
• broadcast 
• circulate 
• declare 
• disclose 
• distribute 
• print 
• produce 
• promulgate 
• publicize 
• put out 
• report