publish
VerbWordNet 3.0
Verb (3)
- put into print“The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce”“These news should not be printed”Synonyms: print
- prepare and issue for public distribution or sale“publish a magazine or newspaper”Synonyms: bring output outissuerelease
- have (one's written work) issued for publication“How many books did Georges Simenon write?”“She published 25 books during her long career”Synonyms: write
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
1.To make public; to make known to mankind, or to people in general; to divulge, as a private transaction; to promulgate or proclaim, as a law or an edict. [1913 Webster]
Published was the bounty of her name.— Chaucer.[1913 Webster]
The unwearied sun, from day to day, Does his Creator's power display, And publishes to every land The work of an almighty hand.— Addison.[1913 Webster]
2.To make known by posting, or by reading in a church; as, to publish banns of marriage. [1913 Webster]
3.To send forth, as a book, newspaper, musical piece, or other printed work, either for sale or for general distribution; to print, and issue from the press. [1913 Webster]
4.To utter, or put into circulation; as, to publish counterfeit paper. [U.S.] [1913 Webster]
To publish a will (Law), to acknowledge it before the witnesses as the testator's last will and testament. [1913 Webster]
Syn: To announce; proclaim; advertise; declare; promulgate; disclose; divulge; reveal. See Announce. [1913 Webster]
1.To give public notice, or first notice of; to make known; to publish; to proclaim. [1913 Webster]
Her [Q. Elizabeth's] arrival was announced through the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts.— Gilpin.[1913 Webster]
2.To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence. [1913 Webster]
Publish laws, announce Or life or death.— Prior.[1913 Webster]
Syn: To proclaim; publish; make known; herald; declare; promulgate.
Usage: To Publish, Announce, Proclaim, Promulgate. We publish what we give openly to the world, either by oral communication or by means of the press; as, to publish abroad the faults of our neighbors. We announce what we declare by anticipation, or make known for the first time; as, to announce the speedy publication of a book; to announce the approach or arrival of a distinguished personage. We proclaim anything to which we give the widest publicity; as, to proclaim the news of victory. We promulgate when we proclaim more widely what has before been known by some; as, to promulgate the gospel. [1913 Webster]