publish (publishes 3rd person present) (publishing present participle) (published past tense & past participle )
1 verb When a company publishes a book or magazine, it prints copies of it, which are sent to shops to be sold.
They publish reference books... V n
His latest book of poetry will be published by Faber in May. V n
2 verb When the people in charge of a newspaper or magazine publish a piece of writing or a photograph, they print it in their newspaper or magazine.
The ban was imposed after the magazine published an article satirising the government... V n
I don't encourage people to take photographs like this without permission, but by law we can publish. V
3 verb If someone publishes a book or an article that they have written, they arrange to have it published.
John Lennon found time to publish two books of his humorous prose. V n
4 verb If you publish information or an opinion, you make it known to the public by having it printed in a newspaper, magazine, or official document.
The demonstrators called on the government to publish a list of registered voters. V n