pub ‧ lish S3 W1 AC /ˈpʌblɪʃ/ BrE AmE verb
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ publisher , ↑ publishing ; verb : ↑ publish ; adjective : published ≠ ↑ unpublished ]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: French ; Origin: publier , from Latin publicare 'to make public, publish' , from publicus ; ⇨ ↑ public 1 ]
1 . [transitive] to arrange for a book, magazine etc to be written, printed, and sold ⇨ publication :
The first edition was published in 1765.
They are publishing the dictionary on CD-ROM.
2 . [transitive] if a newspaper or magazine publishes a letter, article etc, it prints it for people to read ⇨ publication :
We love reading your letters and we try to publish as many as possible.
3 . [transitive usually passive] to make official information such as a report available for everyone to read ⇨ publication :
The latest unemployment figures will be published tomorrow.
4 . [intransitive and transitive] if a writer, musician etc publishes their work, they arrange for it to be printed and sold:
University teachers must publish regularly to gain promotion.
5 . publish and be damned British English used to say that you should take a risk in saying what you think is true, although the result may be harmful to you