publish

A2 Topic:Media & Publishing

US /ˈpʌblɪʃ/ See IPA manual

Freq #7037

Meanings

1

verb
To print a book, magazine, or article and make it available to people.

The company publishes several popular magazines.
2

verb
To have your written work printed and made available.

She has published a book and three stories this year.
3

verb
To announce or make information known to the public.

The government published the new health guidelines on its website.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to print a book, magazine,... release print

2 verb · to have your written work... write

3 verb · to announce or make... disclose

Opposites

private

Word family

Forms publishedpublishesunpublished

Derived forms copublishdepublishe-publishmicropublishmispublishnonpublishingoutpublishoverpublishprepublishprivishpublishabilitypublishable

Related forms public publican publication publicist publicity publicize republic

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Phrases (4)

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publish a book
to prepare and release a book for public distribution

Verb + noun
publish a report
to make a report available for public reading

Verb + noun
publish a paper
to have a research document formally released in a journal

Verb + noun
publish a study
to make the findings of a research study available in print or online

Verb + noun

Proverbs (2)

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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.

publicen Middle English publier Old French publicare Latin

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Topics

Media & Publishing

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# publish

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈpʌblɪʃ/
**Frequency rank:** 7037

## Meanings
1. To print a book, magazine, or article and make it available to people.
2. To have your written work printed and made available.
3. To announce or make information known to the public.

## Examples
- The company publishes several popular magazines.
- She has published a book and three stories this year.
- The government published the new health guidelines on its website.

## Synonyms
- post

## Antonyms
- private

## Derived Forms
- copublish
- depublish
- e-publish
- micropublish
- mispublish
- nonpublishing
- outpublish
- overpublish
- prepublish
- privish
- publishability
- publishable

## Related Forms
- public
- publican
- publication
- publicist
- publicity
- publicize
- republic

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: publicen
- Root: publier
- Root: publicare

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Publish comes 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. In present-day English it covers to print a book, magazine, or article and make it available to people, to have your written work printed and made available, and to announce or make information known to the public. The wider family includes derived forms such as copublish, depublish, e-publish, micropublish, mispublish and related forms such as public, publican, publication, publicist.

## Topics
- Media & Publishing

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