ˈpəblish, -lēsh, esp in pres part -ləsh verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Etymology: Middle English publishen, modification of Middle French publier, from Latin publicare, from publicus public — more at public
transitive verb
1.
a. : to declare publicly : make generally known : disclose , circulate
publish glad tidings, tidings of peace — Mary A. Thomson
the plan of action has not been published in detail — D.S.Campbell
specifically : to impart or acknowledge to one or more persons
a slander is not actionable unless it is published to a third person — T.F.T.Plucknett
do publish and declare this to be my last will and testament
b. : to proclaim officially : promulgate
publish an edict
c. : to make public announcement of (banns of marriage)
d. : publicize
mourning … by which a widow published her single-minded grief — Margery Sharp
first Neolithic site to be thoroughly excavated and published in Macedonia — G.E.Mylonas
specifically : to give publication to (a taxonomic name)
2.
a. : to make a public evaluation of ; specifically : censure
stewards have power to publish at their discretion any person subject to their control either by suspension … or by fine — Dan Parker
b. obsolete : to call to the attention of the public : advertise
goods found shall be published by the finder — Nathaniel Bacon
3.
a. : to place before the public (as through a mass medium) : disseminate
adopted and published a statement of principles — H.E.Starr
does not pay but publishes significant poetry — Author & Journalist
specifically : utter
publish a forgery
b. : to produce for publication or allow to be issued for distribution or sale
they write brilliantly at times, have published long passages that … interest the intelligent reader — H.C.Webster
c. : to reproduce for public consumption
the number of companies … publishing LP recordings — Roland Gelatt
specifically : print
the pictures and stories published in these pages are selections from previous issues — New England Journeys
d. : to release (a product of creative work) for public distribution or sale usually with the consent of the copyright holder
a shilling volume of 96 pages written, printed and published within a month — Modern Churchman
in 1837 were published four engraved charts, the first issued by the Navy Department — C.L.Lewis
his five published symphonies — Irving Kolodin
published in manuscript the first Lusatian grammar — R.G.A.DeBray
e. : to issue the work of (as an author)
latest of the younger Italian novelists to be published in the U.S. — Time
intransitive verb
1. : to put out an edition or circulate it to the public
the only daily newspaper in the borough did not publish yesterday because of a strike — New York Times
2.
a. : to have one's work accepted for publication or allow it to be reproduced for public consumption
pressure put on faculty members … to publish as a condition of appointment or promotion — H.M.Silver
b. : to reproduce the work of an author and release it to the public
his first novel became a best seller and several firms offered to publish for him
3. : to become manifest : give public witness
so much joy … I felt it publish in my eye — Emily Dickinson
Synonyms: see declare