pub·lish   (pŭb'lĭsh)    v.   pub·lished, pub·lish·ing, pub·lish·es v.   tr. To prepare and issue (printed material) for public distribution or sale. To bring to the public attention; announce. See Synonyms at announce. v.   intr. To issue a publication. To be the writer or author of published works or a work. [Middle English publicen, publishen, to make known publicly, from alteration of Old French publier, from Latin pūblicāre; see publication.] pub'lish·a·ble adj.

Main Entry: pub·lish
Function: transitive verb
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.
2 a : 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
3 a : to disseminate to the public or provide notice of to the public or to an individual (as through a mass medium) 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 —pub·lish·er noun