- 1 [transitive] publish something to produce a book, magazine, CD-ROM, etc. and sell it to the public The first edition was published in 2007. He works for a company that publishes reference books. Most of our titles are also published on CD-ROM. Wordfinderbookbiography, blockbuster, book, character, editor, narrator, novel, plot, publish, title Oxford Collocations Dictionary adverbrecently, originally, previously, … verb + publishdecide to, intend to, plan to, … phrasesnewly published See full entry See related entries: Writing and publishing
- 2 [transitive] publish something to print a letter, an article, etc. in a newspaper or magazine Pictures of the suspect were published in all the daily papers. The editors published a full apology in the following edition. Oxford Collocations Dictionary adverbrecently, originally, previously, … verb + publishdecide to, intend to, plan to, … phrasesnewly published See full entry See related entries: Journalism
- 3 [transitive] publish something to make something available to the public on the Internet The report will be published on the Internet. Oxford Collocations Dictionary adverbrecently, originally, previously, … verb + publishdecide to, intend to, plan to, … phrasesnewly published See full entry See related entries: Using the Internet, Websites
- 4 [transitive, intransitive] publish (something) (of an author) to have your work printed and sold to the public She hasn't published anything for years. University teachers are under pressure to publish. Oxford Collocations Dictionary adverbrecently, originally, previously, … verb + publishdecide to, intend to, plan to, … phrasesnewly published See full entry
- 5[transitive] publish something (formal) to make official information known to the public synonym release The findings of the committee will be published on Friday. Oxford Collocations Dictionary adverbrecently, originally, previously, … verb + publishdecide to, intend to, plan to, … phrasesnewly published See full entry Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘make generally known’): from the stem of Old French puplier, from Latin publicare ‘make public’, from publicus, blend of poplicus ‘of the people’ (from populus ‘people’) and pubes ‘adult’.Extra examples He has published extensively on medieval education. Her books have never been widely published in the US. Her last book was published posthumously in 1948. The press should be free to publish and comment on all aspects of political and social life. The study was published online. a newly published series of essays She hasn’t published anything for years. The first edition was published in 1998.
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BrE BrE//ˈpʌblɪʃ//; NAmE NAmE//ˈpʌblɪʃ//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they publish BrE BrE//ˈpʌblɪʃ//; NAmE NAmE//ˈpʌblɪʃ//
he / she / it publishes BrE BrE//ˈpʌblɪʃɪz//; NAmE NAmE//ˈpʌblɪʃɪz//
past simple published BrE BrE//ˈpʌblɪʃt//; NAmE NAmE//ˈpʌblɪʃt//
past participle published BrE BrE//ˈpʌblɪʃt//; NAmE NAmE//ˈpʌblɪʃt//
-ing form publishing BrE BrE//ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ//; NAmE NAmE//ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ//
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