Definitions for publish
ˈpʌb lɪʃpub·lish

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. print, publishverb

   put into print

   "The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce"; "These news should not be printed"

2. publish, bring out, put out, issue, releaseverb

   prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

   "publish a magazine or newspaper"

3. publish, writeverb

   have (one's written work) issued for publication

   "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. publishverb

   To issue a medium (e.g. publication).

2. publishverb

   To issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution.

3. publishverb

   To announce to the public.

4. Etymology: publicen (and publish to look like to banish, finish), from publier, from publicare, from publicus; see public.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. To PUBLISHverb

   Etymology: publier, Fr. publico, Lat.

   1. To discover to mankind; to make generally and openly known; to proclaim; to divulge.

   How will this grieve you,
   When you shall come to clearer knowledge, that
   You thus have published me. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

   His commission from God and his doctrine tend to the impressing the necessity of that reformation, which he came to publish. Henry Hammond, Fundamentals.

   Suppose he should relent,
   And publish grace to all. John Milton.

   Th’ unwearied sun, from day to day,
   Does his Creator’s pow’r display,
   And publishes to every land
   The work of an almighty hand. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

   2. To put forth a book into the world.

   If I had not unwarily too far engaged myself for the present publishing it, I should have kept it by me. Digby.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Publishverb

   to make public; to make known to mankind, or to people in general; to divulge, as a private transaction; to promulgate or proclaim, as a law or an edict

2. Publishverb

   to make known by posting, or by reading in a church; as, to publish banns of marriage

3. Publishverb

   to send forth, as a book, newspaper, musical piece, or other printed work, either for sale or for general distribution; to print, and issue from the press

4. Publishverb

   to utter, or put into circulation; as, to publish counterfeit paper

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Publish

   pub′lish, v.t. to make public: to divulge: to announce: to proclaim: to send forth to the public: to print and offer for sale: to put into circulation.—adj. Pub′lishable.—ns. Pub′lisher, one who makes public: one who publishes books; Pub′lishment, publication, esp. of banns.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. publish

   To make known. In a garrison orders are published by being read at parade. Orders are also published by circulating written copies.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Publish

   To prepare, produce and communicate an electronic document.

   They did publish their lyrics online.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 11, 2020  

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1. • Produce

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'publish' in Verbs Frequency: #183

Anagrams for publish »

1. bushlip

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of publish in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of publish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of publish in a Sentence

1. Rasmus Kleis Nielsen:

   If news organizations want to cut through with a direct route to users in an environment dominated by platforms, if they want to convince people to pay for their journalism then they must convince people that the journalism they publish has value for them, for the public.

2. Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, Attributed; when the courtesan Harriette Wilson threatened to publish her memoirs and his:

   Publish and be damned!

3. Gurdial Singh Nijar:

   He gave direction asking them to publish a correction, failing which (Singapore's government) can take action against them, which includes ultimately being charged in Singapore's courts, we are saying that direction...is of no effect, null and void, and cannot be enforced.

4. Wolfgang Krach:

   Nonetheless, I think it is completely indisputable that it was valid, correct and even necessary to publish this data.

5. Elija Lovejoy:

   As long as I am an American citizen and American blood runs in these veins, I shall hold myself at liberty to speak, to write, and to publish whatever I please on any subject.

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