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lɪʃ 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. to communicate (a defamatory statement) to some person or persons other than the person defamed.
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.
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Origin:
1300–50; Middle English publisshen < Anglo-French *publiss-, long stem of *publir, for Middle French publier < Latin pūblicāre to make public
1300–50; Middle English publisshen < Anglo-French *publiss-, long stem of *publir, for Middle French publier < Latin pūblicāre to make public
Related forms
pub·lish·a·ble, adjective
mis·pub·lished, adjective
non·pub·lish·a·ble, adjective
un·pub·lish·a·ble, adjective
un·pub·lished, adjective
Antonyms
3. conceal.
3. conceal.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to produce and issue (printed or electronic matter) for distribution and sale |
| 2. | (intr) to have one's written work issued for publication |
| 3. | (tr) to announce formally or in public |
| 4. | (tr) to communicate (defamatory matter) to someone other than the person defamed: to publish a libel |
| [C14: from Old French puplier, from Latin pūblicāre to make | |
| 'publishable | |
| —adj | |
| 'publishing | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
publish
early 14c., "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 1520s. Publisher in the commercial sense is attested from 1740.
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Example sentences
The researchers plan to publish their preliminary results in a peer-reviewed scientific journal later this year.
If you really made a groundbreaking scientific discovery, the astronomy journals will be rushing to publish your paper.
In the past the press was the main channel for leaks and editors judged whether to publish sensitive information.
We prefer that writers publish under their own names.
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