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.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This Main Entry: pub·lish Function: transitive verb 1: to make known to another or to the public generally NOTE: For purposes of defamation, a defamatorycommunication made to only one third party may be considered published. 2 a: to proclaim officially <publish an enactment> b: to declare (a will) tobe a true and valid expression of one's last will c: to reproduce (an opinion) in a reporter 3 a: to disseminate to the public or provide notice of to the public or toan individual (as through a mass medium) <ordered to publish the citation in the legal notices for three weeks> —see also notice by publication at NOTICEb: to distribute or offer for distribution to the public copies of (a copyrightable work) by some transfer ofownership, rental, lease, or loan 4:UTTER —pub·lish·ernoun
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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