publishing
[ puhb-li-shing ]
/ ˈpʌb lɪ ʃɪŋ /
noun
the activities or business of a publisher, especially of books or periodicals: He plans to go into publishing after college.
Words nearby publishing
publicly,
publicness,
publish,
publish or perish,
publisher,
publishing,
publishing house,
publishment,
pubo-,
pubococcygeus,
puboprostatic
Definition for publishing (2 of 2)
publish
[ puhb-lish ]
/ ˈpʌb lɪʃ /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to issue newspapers, books, computer software, etc.; engage in publishing: The new house will start to publish next month.
to have one's work published: She has decided to publish with another house.
Origin of publish
1300–50; Middle English
publisshen < Anglo-French
*publiss-, long stem of
*publir, for Middle French
publier < Latin
pūblicāre to make
public
synonym study for publish
4. See
announce.
OTHER WORDS FROM publish
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British Dictionary definitions for publishing
publish
/ (ˈpʌblɪʃ) /
verb
to produce and issue (printed or electronic matter) for distribution and sale
(intr)
to have one's written work issued for publication
(tr)
to announce formally or in public
(tr)
to communicate (defamatory matter) to someone other than the person defamed
to publish a libel
Derived forms of publish
publishable, adjective publishing, nounWord Origin for publish
C14: from Old French
puplier, from Latin
pūblicāre to make
public