Definitions for publish
ˈpʌb lɪʃpub·lish

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. publish

   Publish refers to the act of producing and distributing content or information to the public, usually in a printed or digital format. This could include books, magazines, newspapers, or online articles. It involves making the content available for viewing, reading, or selling.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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. David Cameron:

   We have to accept that newspapers, magazines, can publish things that are offensive to some, as long as it's within the law, that's what we should defend. The politicians, my job, is not to tell a newspaper what to publish or what not to publish. My job is to uphold the law that they can publish things that are within the law.

2. Altaf Hussain:

   Be it the pro-India or separatist leaders, everybody is hiding behind Covid-19 in Greater Kashmir. There is no political activity, there are no statements issued by the pro-India or pro-freedom leadership, so local media doesn't have to make any choices what to publish and what not to publish, covid-19 situation has given breathing space to media in Greater Kashmir, but when this pandemic passes and political activity resumes, we have to see how the media local media behaves. We have to see whether they will face the challenges or succumb.

3. Bryan Singer:

   The last time I posted about this subject, Esquire magazine was preparing to publish an article written by a homophobic journalist who has a bizarre obsession with me dating back to 1997, after careful fact-checking and, in consideration of the lack of credible sources, Esquire chose not to publish this piece of vendetta journalism. That didn't stop this writer from selling it to The Atlantic. It's sad that The Atlantic would stoop to this low standard of journalistic integrity.

4. David Cameron:

   That's what we should defend. The politicians, my job, is not to tell a newspaper what to publish or what not to publish. My job is to uphold the law that they can publish things that are within the law.

5. Tom Wicker:

   If the true freedom of the press is to decide for itself what to publish and when to publish it, the true responsibility of the press must be to assert and defend that freedom… What the press in America needs is less inhibition, not more restraint.

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