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
Words nearby publish
publicist,
publicity,
publicize,
publicly,
publicness,
publish,
publish or perish,
publisher,
publishing,
publishing house,
publishment
Example sentences from the Web for unpublished
British Dictionary definitions for unpublished (1 of 2)
unpublished
/ (ˌʌnˈpʌblɪʃt) /
adjective
not available in print for distribution and sale
having no written work issued for publication
an unpublished undergraduate
British Dictionary definitions for unpublished (2 of 2)
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