publish
verb
pub·​lish
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published;
publishing;
publishes
Definition of publish
1a
: to make generally known
b
: to make public announcement of
2a
: to disseminate to the public
c
: to issue the work of (an author)
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Other Words from publish
publishable
\ ˈpə-​bli-​shə-​bəl
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of publish in a Sentence
It's a small company that only publishes about four books a year.
The university press publishes academic titles.
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Hudson said during a candid Grazia interview, published in August. — Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, "Kate Hudson's Son Ryder, 15, Jokingly Calls Her Out for Posting Family Video: 'You Didn't Ask Me'," 8 Sep. 2019 The studies, both published in JAMA Network Open, looked at liver and kidney transplants, the two most common transplant procedures. — Erin Allday, SFChronicle.com, "Major shortcomings in organ transplant network flagged in UCSF, Columbia studies," 7 Sep. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'publish.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for publish
publish
verb
English Language Learners Definition of publish
: to prepare and produce (a book, magazine, etc.) for sale
: to have something you wrote included in a book, magazine, newspaper, etc.
: to include (an article, letter, photograph, etc.) in a magazine or newspaper
See the full definition for publish in the English Language Learners Dictionary
publish
verb
pub·​lish
| \ ˈpə-blish
\
\
published;
publishing
Kids Definition of publish
1
: to bring printed works (as books) before the public usually for sale
2
: to print (as in a magazine or newspaper)
The newspaper published her article on dogs.
3
: to make widely known
publish
transitive verb
pub·​lish
Legal Definition of publish
1
: to make known to another or to the public generally
Note: For purposes of defamation, a defamatory communication made to only one third party may be considered published.
2a
: to proclaim officially
publish an enactment
b
: to declare (a will) to be a true and valid expression of one's last will
c
: to reproduce (an opinion) in a reporter
3a
: to disseminate to the public or provide notice of to the public or to an individual (as through a mass medium)
ordered to publish the citation in the legal notices for three weeks
— see also notice by publication at notice
b
: to distribute or offer for distribution to the public copies of (a copyrightable work) by some transfer of ownership, rental, lease, or loan
4
: utter