Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense publishes, present participle publishing, past tense, past participle published
1. verb
When a company publishes a book or magazine, it prints copies of it, which are sent to shops to be sold.
They publish reference books. [VERB noun]
His latest book of poetry will be published by Faber in May. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: put out, issue, produce, print More Synonyms of publish
2. verb
When the people in charge of a newspaper or magazine publish a piece of writing or a photograph, they print it in their newspaper or magazine.
The ban was imposed after the magazine published an article satirising the government. [VERB noun]
I don't encourage people to take photographs like this without permission, but bylaw we can publish. [VERB]
3. verb
If someone publishes a book or an article that they have written, they arrange to have it published.
The singer found time to publish two books of his humorous prose. [VERB noun]
4. verb
If you publish information or an opinion, you make it known to the public by having it printed in a newspaper, magazine, or official document.
The demonstrators called on the government to publish a list of registered voters. [VERB noun]
More Synonyms of publish
publish in British English
(ˈpʌblɪʃ)
verb
1.
to produce and issue (printed or electronic matter) for distribution and sale
2. (intransitive)
to have one's written work issued for publication
3. (transitive)
to announce formally or in public
4. (transitive)
to communicate (defamatory matter) to someone other than the person defamed
to publish a libel
Derived forms
publishable (ˈpublishable)
adjective
publishing (ˈpublishing)
noun
Word origin
C14: from Old French puplier, from Latin pūblicāre to make public
publish in American English
(ˈpʌblɪʃ)
verb transitive
1.
to make publicly known; announce, proclaim, divulge, or promulgate
2.
a.
to issue (a printed work, etc.) to the public, as for sale
b.
to issue the written work or works of (a particular author)
3. Law
to execute (a will)
verb intransitive
4.
to issue books, newspapers, printed music, etc. to the public
5.
to write books, scholarly papers, etc. that are published
SIMILAR WORDS: deˈclare
Derived forms
publishable (ˈpublishable)
adjective
Word origin
ME publisshen < extended stem of OFr publier < L publicare, to make public < publicus, public
Examples of 'publish' in a sentence
publish
In the four years since the book was published the pair's lives have been transformed.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In 2015 she had her first book published.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The Swedish government published search notices for him and received no new information on his whereabouts.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He has published three cookery books and opened a cookery school in Lancashire.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He has published numerous books, and was one of the economists to foresee the financial crisis.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Last week the government published statistics suggesting that pupils attending the colleges performed less well than expected at GCSEs.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The company will also publish its financial results tomorrow, but they don't matter much.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The final book was published last year.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The federation has also called for the government to publish a league table of the worst offenders.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
At the weekend my magazine published it.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This is documented in his published work.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
More than one million documents were published.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Meanwhile, the budding writer suffered a string of rejections from magazines and publishing houses.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He set up a photographic studio in London and his pictures were published in magazines and books.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The bank has until Thursday to publish the document.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Critics called the plot insensitive and offensive, raising questions about why this book was published in the first place.
Christianity Today (2000)
Five people will go on trial in a Vatican courtroom tomorrow on charges of leaking and publishing secret church documents.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The company publishes in 103 languages.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
I used to work for a publishing company, reading new fiction.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The government publishes a Green Paper outlining a problem and some suggested options for change.
Redwood, John The Global Marketplace (1993)
It said that under guidance published by the government four years ago, councils were obliged to seek out safe investments that delivered the highest returns.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
A model of how to write history from original documents, published when no French historian would touch this subject.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Quotations
Publish and be damnedDuke of Wellington
In other languages
publish
British English: publish /ˈpʌblɪʃ/ VERB
When a company publishes a book or magazine, it prints copies of it, which are sent to shops and sold.
They publish reference books.
American English: publish
Arabic: يَنْشُر
Brazilian Portuguese: publicar
Chinese: 出版
Croatian: izdavati
Czech: publikovat
Danish: udgive
Dutch: publiceren
European Spanish: publicar
Finnish: julkaista
French: publier
German: veröffentlichen
Greek: δημοσιεύω
Italian: pubblicare
Japanese: 出版する
Korean: 출판하다
Norwegian: utgi
Polish: opublikować
European Portuguese: publicar
Romanian: a publica
Russian: издавать
Latin American Spanish: publicar
Swedish: publicera
Thai: พิมพ์จำหน่าย
Turkish: yayımlamak
Ukrainian: публікувати
Vietnamese: xuất bản
All related terms of 'publish'
co-publish
to publish (something) with another person or company
publish details
The details of something are its individual features or elements.
publish research
Research is work that involves studying something and trying to discover facts about it.
publish a letter
If you write a letter to someone, you write a message on paper and send it to them, usually by post .
publish an article
An article is a piece of writing that is published in a newspaper or magazine .
publish a picture
A picture is a photograph .
publish information
Information about someone or something consists of facts about them.