Definition of: publish

(pub′lish) v.t.
1. To make known or announce publicly; promulgate; proclaim.
2. To print and issue (a book, magazine, map, etc.) to the public.
3. Law To communicate (a defamation) to a third person.
4. To print and issue the work of: to publish Hemingway.
—v.i.
5. To engage in the business of publishing books, magazines, newspapers, etc.
6. To have one's work printed and issued. [<OF publier, puplier <L publicare make public <publicus PUBLIC]
—pub′lish·a·ble adjective Synonyms: advertise, announce, blazon, bruit, communicate, declare, disclose, divulge, impart, proclaim, promulgate, reveal, spread, tell. See ANNOUNCE, SPREAD. Antonyms: conceal, cover, hide, hush, suppress, withhold.