publish
pronunciation
How to pronounce publish in British English:
UK [ˈpʌblɪʃ]
How to pronounce publish in American English:
US [ˈpʌblɪʃ]
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- Verb:
- put into print
- prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
- have (one's written work) issued for publication
Word Origin
- publish
- publish: [14] To publish something is etymologically to make it ‘public’. The word comes from publiss-, the stem of Old French publier, which was descended from Latin pūblicāre ‘make public’, a derivative of pūblicus ‘public’. The earliest record of its use in English for ‘bring out a book’ comes from the early 16th century.=> public
- publish (v.)
- mid-14c., "make publicly known, reveal, divulge, announce;" alteration of publicen (early 14c.) by influence of banish, finish, etc.; from extended stem of Old French publier "make public, spread abroad, communicate," from Latin publicare "make public," from publicus "public" (see public). Meaning "issue (a book, etc.) to the public" is from late 14c., also "to disgrace, put to shame; denounce publicly." Related: Published; publishing. In Middle English the verb also meant "to people, populate; to multiply, breed" (late 14c.), for example ben published of "be descended from."
Example
- 1. In science , almost all the papers we publish are written together with several people in research groups .
- 2. What users do : publish and share short bursts of celebrity gossip and breaking news
- 3. But the ipad changed all that , introducing a new medium on which to publish content .
- 4. We don 't publish the data , but we feel there may be a trend .
- 5. Now you are ready to publish your project on-line .