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publish(dictionary)

publish (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: publier, from Latin publicare 'to make public, publish', from publicus; PUBLIC1]
[T] to arrange for a book, magazine etc to be written, printed, and sold
-see also publication publication
::The first edition was published in 1765.
::They are publishing the dictionary on CD-ROM.
[T] if a newspaper or magazine publishes a letter, article etc, it prints it for people to read
-see also publication publication
::We love reading your letters and we try to publish as many as possible.
[T usually passive] to make official information such as a report available for everyone to read
-see also publication publication
::The latest unemployment figures will be published tomorrow.
[I and T] if a writer, musician etc publishes their work, they arrange for it to be printed and sold
::University teachers must publish regularly to gain promotion.
publish and be damned
BrE used to say that you should take a risk in saying what you think is true, although the result may be harmful to you