Nearby Words
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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Unpublishable
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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
EXPANDwell-pub·lished, adjective
COLLAPSEAntonyms
3. conceal.
3. conceal.
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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
EXPANDrecorded 1520s. Publisher in the commercial sense is attested from 1740.
COLLAPSE
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