English Dictionary
Definition of “publish”
publish (ˈpʌblɪʃ
)
Definitions
verb
- to produce and issue (printed or electronic matter) for distribution and sale
- (intr) to have one's written work issued for publication
- (tr) to announce formally or in public
- (tr) to communicate (defamatory matter) to someone other than the person defamed ⇒
to publish a libel
Alternative Forms
ˈpublishable adjective ˈpublishing noun Word Origin
C14: from Old French puplier, from Latin pūblicāre to make public
Synonyms
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announce,
reveal,
declare,
spread,
advertise,
broadcast,
leak,
distribute,
communicate,
disclose,
proclaim,
circulate,
impart,
publicize,
divulge,
promulgate,
shout from the rooftops,
blow wide open
Quotations
"Publish and be damned"
Duke of Wellington
Translations
- British English:
publish
When a company publishes a book or magazine, it prints copies of it, which are sent to shops and sold.They publish reference books.ˈpʌblɪʃ VERB They publish reference books.
- Spanish:
publicar
v
- French:
publier
vt
- German:
veröffentlichen
v
- Chinese: 出版 v
- Arabic: يَنْشُر v
- Portuguese: publicar v
- Russian: издавать v
- Croatian: izdati v
- Czech: publikovat v
- Danish: udgive v
- Dutch: publiceren v
- Finnish: julkaista v
- Greek: δημοσιεύω v
- Italian: pubblicare v
- Japanese: 出版する v
- Korean: 출판하다 v
- Norwegian: utgi v
- Polish: opublikować v publikować
- Brazilian Portuguese: publicar v
- European Spanish:
publicar
v
- Swedish: publicera v
- Thai: พิมพิ์จำหน่าย v
- Turkish: yayımlamak v
- Vietnamese: xuất bản n
Usage examples
It keeps other anthropologists from finding out about the tribe before he can publish his book.
Smith, Evelyn E, Miss Melville Regrets (1987)Their findings will be presented to planning ministers, who hope to publish the final policy document in June.
Country Life (2004)Anonymous or pseudonymous letters will not be published nor do we publish copies of letters to a third party.
Irish Times (2002)This resulted in a letter you were kind enough to publish at that time.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Luckily, the San Diego researcher had the integrity to publish the inside story in 1981 by way of a huge report he wrote for Fate magazine.
Rogo, D Scott, Psychic Breakthroughs Today (1987)
