/ ˈpʌblɪʃ; NAmE / verb
1.
[ vn ] to produce a book, magazine, CD-ROM , etc. and sell it to the public :
The first edition was published in 2002.
He works for a company that publishes reference books.
Most of our titles are also published on CD-ROM.
2.
[ vn ] to print a letter, an article, etc. in a newspaper or magazine :
Pictures of the suspect were published in all the daily papers.
3.
[ vn ] to make sth available to the public on the Internet :
The report will be published on the Internet.
4.
( of an author ) to have your work printed and sold to the public :
[ vn ]
She hasn't published anything for years.
[ v ]
University teachers are under pressure to publish.
5.
[ vn ] ( formal ) to make official information known to the public
SYN release :
The findings of the committee will be published on Friday.
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (in the sense make generally known ): from the stem of Old French puplier , from Latin publicare make public, from publicus , blend of poplicus of the people (from populus people) and pubes adult.