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Share This pub·lish Audio Help / ˈpʌb / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [ puhb -lish] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –verb (used with object) 1. to issue (printed or otherwise reproduced textual or graphic material, computer software, etc.) for sale or distribution to the public.
2. to issue publicly the work of: Random House publishes Faulkner.
3. to announce formally or officially; proclaim; promulgate.
4. to make publicly or generally known.
5. Law .
–verb (used without object) 6. to issue newspapers, books, computer software, etc.; engage in publishing: The new house will start to publish next month.
7. to have one's work published: She has decided to publish with another house.
[Origin:
1300–50; ME
publisshen < AF
*publiss-, long s. of
*publir, for MF
publier < L
pūblicāre to make
public ]
—Related forms pub·lish·a·ble, adjective
—Synonyms 3 . disclose, reveal, declare.
See announce. —Antonyms 3 .
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pub·lished , pub·lish·ing , pub·lish·es
tr.
To prepare and issue (printed material) for public distribution or sale.
To bring to the public attention; announce. See Synonyms at announce .
intr.
To issue a publication.
To be the writer or author of published works or a work.
publicen, publishen , to make known publicly , from alteration of Old French publier , from Latin pūblicāre ; see publication pub'lish·a·ble adj.
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c.1330, "to make public," from M.E.
publicen (c.1300), altered (by influence of
banish, finish, etc.) from O.Fr.
publier, from L.
publicare "make public," from
publicus "public" (see
public ). The meaning "to issue (a book, engraving, etc.) for sale to the public" is first recorded 1529.
Publisher in the commercial sense is attested from 1740.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Share This publish verb 1. put into print; "The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce"; "These news should not be printed" [syn: print ] 2. prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper" 3. have (one's written work) issued for publication; "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career"
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Share This publish 1 [ˈpabliʃ] verb
to prepare, print and produce for sale (a book etc)
Example:
His new novel is being published this month.
Arabic: يَنْشُر، يُصْدِر Chinese (Simplified): 出版（书等） Chinese (Traditional): 出版(書等) Czech: vydat Danish: udgive Dutch: publiceren Estonian: kirjastama Finnish: julkaista, kustantaa French: publier German: veröffentlichen Greek: εκδίδω Hungarian: kiad Icelandic: gefa út Indonesian: menerbitkan Italian: pubblicare
Japanese: 出版する Korean: …을 발행하다, 출판하다 Latvian: publicēt; izdot Lithuanian: (iš)leisti, (iš)spausdinti Norwegian: publisere Polish: publikować, wydawać Portuguese (Brazil): publicar Portuguese (Portugal): publicar Romanian: a publica Russian: издавать; печатать Slovak: vydať Slovenian: objaviti Spanish: publicar Swedish: publicera Turkish: yayınlamak, basmak
publish 2 [ˈpabliʃ] verb
to make known
Example:
They published their engagement.
Arabic: يُعْلِن عن Chinese (Simplified): 发表 Chinese (Traditional): 發表 Czech: zveřejnit Danish: offentliggøre Dutch: bekend maken Estonian: teatavaks tegema Finnish: julkistaa French: rendre public, annoncer German: bekanntgeben Greek: κοινολογώ, δημοσιοποιώ Hungarian: nyilvánosságra hoz Icelandic: gera opinberan Indonesian: mengumumkan Italian: rendere noto*
Japanese: 公表する Korean: 공표하다, 발표하다 Latvian: (oficiāli) paziņot Lithuanian: paskelbti Norwegian: offentliggjøre, kunngjøre Polish: ogłosić Portuguese (Brazil): anunciar, tornar público Portuguese (Portugal): anunciar Romanian: a face public, a anunţa Russian: обнародовать Slovak: zverejniť Slovenian: objaviti Spanish: anunciar, hacer público Swedish: offentliggöra Turkish: ilân etmek, halka açıklamak
See also: publisher ,
publishing
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An*nounce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Announced ; p. pr. & vb. n.
Announcing .] [OF. anoncier, F. annoncer, fr. L. annuntiare; ad + nuntiare to report, relate, nuntius messenger, bearer of news. See
Nuncio , and cf.
Annunciate .]
1. To give public notice, or first notice of; to make known; to publish; to proclaim.
Her [Q. Elizabeth's] arrival was announced through the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts. --Gilpin.
2. To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.
Publish laws, announce Or life or death. --Prior.
Syn: To proclaim; publish; make known; herald; declare; promulgate.
Usage: To
Publish ,
Announce ,
Proclaim ,
Promulgate . We
publish what we give openly to the world, either by oral communication or by means of the press; as, to publish abroad the faults of our neighbors. We
announce what we declare by anticipation, or make known for the first time; as, to
announce the speedy publication of a book; to
announce the approach or arrival of a distinguished personage. We
proclaim anything to which we give the widest publicity; as, to
proclaim the news of victory. We
promulgate when we proclaim more widely what has before been known by some; as, to
promulgate the gospel.
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