verb · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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pŭb'lĭsh
/ˈpʌblɪʃ/
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Ireland, Northern-England:/ˈpʊblɪʃ/
rhymes with -ʌblɪʃ
CMU ARPABET:P AH1 B L IH0 SH
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
verb
Meaning 1
To issue (something, such as printed work) for distribution and/or sale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
The Times published the investigative piece about the governor both in print and online.
Most of the sketches Faulkner published in 1925 appeared in the Sunday magazine section of the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
The State combined public information strategies and published billboards, pamphlets, and newsletter articles under the campaign theme, Give 'Em the Boot.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To announce to the public.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
The Secretary of Health and Human Services published a press release on May 22, 2013.
The Bolshevik government published an announcement of the tsar's death.
No newspaper published the victim's name.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To issue the work of (an author).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
Grove Press published many avant-garde authors.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To disseminate (a message) publicly via a newsgroup, forum, blog, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To issue a medium (e.g. publication).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
Major city papers still publish daily.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
verb
Meaning 6
To have one's work accepted for a publication.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
She needs to publish in order to get tenure.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
verb
Meaning 7
To be made available in a printed publication or other medium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
The article first published online, then in print the next day.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
verb
Meaning 8
To make (information such as an event) available to components that wish to be notified (subscribers).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
verb
Meaning 9
To preach (as a Jehovah's Witness).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
verb
Meaning 10
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
publish a magazine or newspaper
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bring out, put out, issue, release
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: publicize, publicise, air, bare
Narrower terms: edit
11
verb
Meaning 11
have (one's written work) issued for publication
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
How many books did Georges Simenon write?
She published 25 books during her long career
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: write
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: create verbally
12
verb
Meaning 12
put into print
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce
These news should not be printed
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: print
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: produce, make, create
Narrower terms: republish, gazette
History
Etymology
From Middle English publicen (by analogy with banish, finish), from Old French publier, from Latin publicare (“to make public, show or tell to the people, make known, declare, also (and earlier) confiscate for public use”), from publicus (“pertaining to the people, public”); see public.
Across languages
Translations
156 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
հրատարակել
(hratarakel)
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Belarusian:
публікава́ць
(publikavácʹ)
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Belarusian:
апублікава́ць
(apublikavácʹ)
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Bulgarian:
публику́вам
(publikúvam)
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Catalan:
publicar
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Chinese Mandarin:
出版
(chūbǎn)
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Czech:
vydávat
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Czech:
vydat
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Danish:
publicere
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Danish:
udgive
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Esperanto:
eldoni
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Finnish:
kustantaa
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Finnish:
julkaista
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
French:
publier
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Galician:
publicar
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Georgian:
გამოქვეყნება
(gamokveq̇neba)
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Georgian:
გამოშვება
(gamošveba)
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Georgian:
გამოცემა
(gamocema)
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
German:
herausgeben
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
German:
publizieren
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
German:
veröffentlichen
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Greek:
εκδίδω
(ekdído)
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Hindi:
प्रकाशित करना
(prakāśit karnā)
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Hindi:
प्रकाशन
(prakāśan)
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Hungarian:
kiad
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Hungarian:
megjelentet
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Italian:
pubblicare
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Japanese:
出版する
(shuppan suru)
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Korean:
출판하다
(chulpanhada)
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Korean:
펴내다
(pyeonaeda)
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Latin:
prōdō
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Māori:
whakaputa
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Norwegian:
gi ut
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Norwegian Bokmål:
publisere
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Occitan:
publicar
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Polish:
publikować
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Polish:
opublikować
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Portuguese:
publicar
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Russian:
публикова́ть
(publikovátʹ)
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Russian:
опубликова́ть
(opublikovátʹ)
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Serbo-Croatian:
objavljivati
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Serbo-Croatian:
objaviti
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Spanish:
publicar
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Swedish:
publicera
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Thai:
ตีพิมพ์
(dtii-pim)
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Turkish:
basmak
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Turkish:
çıkarmak
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Turkish:
yayımlamak
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Turkish:
yayınlamak
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Ukrainian:
публікува́ти
(publikuváty)
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Ukrainian:
опубліко́вувати
(opublikóvuvaty)
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Ukrainian:
опублікува́ти
(opublikuváty)
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Ukrainian:
оприлю́днювати
(opryljúdnjuvaty)
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Ukrainian:
оприлю́днити
(opryljúdnyty)
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Vietnamese:
xuất bản
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Welsh:
cyhoeddi
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Yiddish:
אַרויסגעבן
(aroysgebn)
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Zazaki:
hesırnayen
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Zazaki:
veten
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Zazaki:
neşr kerden
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Zhuang:
cuzbanj
— to issue a medium (e.g. publication)
Arabic:
نَشَرَ
(našara)
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Arabic:
أَصْدَرَ
(ʔaṣdara)
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Armenian:
հրատարակել
(hratarakel)
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Belarusian:
выдава́ць
(vydavácʹ)
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Belarusian:
выда́ць
(vydácʹ)
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Bulgarian:
изда́вам
(izdávam)
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Bulgarian:
изда́м
(izdám)
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Catalan:
publicar
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Czech:
publikovat
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Czech:
vydat
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Dutch:
publiceren
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Dutch:
uitgeven
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Esperanto:
publikigi
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Estonian:
kirjastama
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Finnish:
kustantaa
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
French:
éditer
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
French:
publier
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Galician:
publicar
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Georgian:
გამოქვეყნება
(gamokveq̇neba)
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Georgian:
გამოშვება
(gamošveba)
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Georgian:
გამოცემა
(gamocema)
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
German:
herausgeben
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
German:
veröffentlichen
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Greek:
εκδίδω
(ekdído)
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Hindi:
प्रकाशित करना
(prakāśit karnā)
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Hindi:
प्रकाशन
(prakāśan)
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Hungarian:
kiad
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Hungarian:
megjelentet
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Hungarian:
publikál
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Icelandic:
gefa út
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Interlingua:
publicar
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Irish:
foilsigh
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Italian:
pubblicare
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Khmer:
បោះពុម្ព
(bɑh pum)
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Korean:
출판하다
(chulpanhada)
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Central Kurdish:
چاپکردن
(çapkirdin)
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Latin:
as "published by" sumptibus
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Maltese:
ppubblika; tebagħ; ħareġ
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Māori:
whakaputa
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Norman:
publier
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Occitan:
publicar
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Polish:
wydawać
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Polish:
wydać
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Portuguese:
publicar
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Russian:
публикова́ть
(publikovátʹ)
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Russian:
опубликова́ть
(opublikovátʹ)
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Russian:
изда́ть
(izdátʹ)
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Russian:
издава́ть
(izdavátʹ)
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Spanish:
publicar
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Swedish:
offentliggöra
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Turkish:
yayımlamak
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Turkish:
yayınlamak
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Ukrainian:
видава́ти
(vydaváty)
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Ukrainian:
ви́дати
(výdaty)
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Vietnamese:
xuất bản
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Zazaki:
hesrayen
— to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution
Armenian:
հրապարակել
(hraparakel)
— to announce to the public
Bulgarian:
разглася́вам
(razglasjávam)
— to announce to the public
Bulgarian:
разглася́
(razglasjá)
— to announce to the public
Catalan:
publicar
— to announce to the public
Danish:
offentliggøre
— to announce to the public
Estonian:
levitama
— to announce to the public
Finnish:
julkaista
— to announce to the public
German:
veröffentlichen
— to announce to the public
Greek:
δημοσιεύω
(dimosiévo)
— to announce to the public
Greek:
ανακοινώνω
(anakoinóno)
— to announce to the public
Hungarian:
közöl
— to announce to the public
Hungarian:
közread
— to announce to the public
Hungarian:
közzétesz
— to announce to the public
Hungarian:
nyilvánosságra hoz
— to announce to the public
Hungarian:
nyilvánosság elé tár
— to announce to the public
Italian:
rendere noto
— to announce to the public
Italian:
divulgare
— to announce to the public
Korean:
공표하다
(gongpyohada)
— to announce to the public
Latin:
condīcō
— to announce to the public
Latin:
dīvulgō
— to announce to the public
Māori:
pānui
— to announce to the public
Māori:
pāho
— to announce to the public
Māori:
paki
— to announce to the public
Portuguese:
publicar
— to announce to the public
Portuguese:
anunciar
— to announce to the public
Russian:
публикова́ть
(publikovátʹ)
— to announce to the public
Russian:
опубликова́ть
(opublikovátʹ)
— to announce to the public
Russian:
разглаша́ть
(razglašátʹ)
— to announce to the public
Russian:
разгласи́ть
(razglasítʹ)
— to announce to the public
Spanish:
publicar
— to announce to the public
Spanish:
divulgar
— to announce to the public
Spanish:
placear
— to announce to the public
Turkish:
açıklamak
— to announce to the public
Ukrainian:
оприлю́днювати
(opryljúdnjuvaty)
— to announce to the public
Ukrainian:
оприлю́днити
(opryljúdnyty)
— to announce to the public
Vietnamese:
công bố
— to announce to the public
Zazaki:
neşırnayen
— to announce to the public
Finnish:
julkaista
— (Internet) to disseminate publicly via a newsgroup, forum, blog, etc.
Vietnamese:
đăng
— (Internet) to disseminate publicly via a newsgroup, forum, blog, etc.
