Publish - Wikipedia-style Article

Publish

Definition

The term "publish" refers to the act of making content, such as books, articles, or digital media, available to the public. It can also describe formally announcing or disseminating information.

Parts of Speech
  • Verb
Pronunciation

American English

  • IPA Pronunciation: /ˈpʌb.lɪʃ/
  • Respelling: PUB-lish

British English

  • IPA Pronunciation: /ˈpʌb.lɪʃ/
  • Respelling: PUB-lish
Etymology

The word "publish" originates from the Latin "publicare," meaning "to make public," derived from "publicus," meaning "of the people" or "public." It entered Middle English via Old French "publier," retaining its sense of dissemination.

Derivatives
  • Publisher (noun)
  • Publishing (noun)
  • Republish (verb)
  • Publication (noun)
  • Unpublished (adjective)
Synonyms
  • Distribute
  • Issue
  • Release
Antonyms
  • Withhold
  • Suppress
  • Conceal
Usage

The verb "publish" is frequently used in contexts such as printing, digital media, and formal communication. For example: "The author plans to publish her new book next month," or "The study was published in a scientific journal."

Related Terms
  • Print: The physical production of written material.
  • Broadcast: The dissemination of content through electronic media.
  • Disseminate: To spread information widely.
Detailed Definitions

Verb

  • To make content available to the public: Refers to releasing books, articles, or other media for consumption.
    • Example: "The company will publish the new magazine in December."
  • To formally announce or make known: Describes the act of issuing a public statement or report.
    • Example: "The results of the election were published online."
  • To prepare and issue content in print or digital form: Refers to the entire process of editing, printing, and distributing material.
    • Example: "The journal publishes articles on modern technology."

publish

The company will publish the new magazine in December.
The results of the election were published online.
The journal publishes articles on modern technology.
普通话
हिन्दी
español
français
اللغة العربية الفصحى
বাংলা
русский язык
Portuguese
bahasa Indonesia
Deutsch
日本語
Tiếng Việt
한국어
Türkçe
اردو

🇨🇳 Mandarin

  • 出版 (Publish as in issuing books or music): Chūbǎn
  • IPA Pronunciation: /ʈʂʰu˥˥ pan˨˩˦/
  • Respelling in English: Choo-ban

‍

  • 发布 (Publish as in releasing information): Fābù
  • IPA Pronunciation: /fa˥˥ pu˧˥/
  • Respelling in English: Fa-boo

‍

🇮🇳 Hindi

  • प्रकाशित करना (Publish as in issuing books or music): Prakāśit karnā
  • IPA Pronunciation: /prəkaːʃɪt kərˈnaː/
  • Respelling in English: Pra-kash-it kar-naa

‍

  • जारी करना (Publish as in releasing information): Jārī karnā
  • IPA Pronunciation: /dʒaːriː kərˈnaː/
  • Respelling in English: Ja-ree kar-naa

‍

🇪🇸 Spanish

  • Publicar (Publish as in issuing books or music)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /publiˈkaɾ/
  • Respelling in English: Poo-bli-kar

‍

  • Emitir (Publish as in releasing information)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /eˈmitiɾ/
  • Respelling in English: Eh-mee-teer

‍

🇫🇷 French

  • Publier (Publish as in issuing books or music)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /pyblije/
  • Respelling in English: Pyu-blee-ye

‍

  • Émettre (Publish as in releasing information)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /emetʁ/
  • Respelling in English: Eh-meh-tr

‍

🇸🇦 Modern Standard Arabic

  • نشر (Publish as in issuing books or music): Nashr
  • IPA Pronunciation: /naʃr/
  • Respelling in English: Nashr

‍

  • إصدار (Publish as in releasing information): Isdar
  • IPA Pronunciation: /ʔisdaːr/
  • Respelling in English: Is-daar

‍

🇧🇩 Bengali

  • প্রকাশ করা (Publish as in issuing books or music): Prakāś karā
  • IPA Pronunciation: /prɔkaʃ kɔra/
  • Respelling in English: Pro-kash kora

‍

  • জারি করা (Publish as in releasing information): Jārī karā
  • IPA Pronunciation: /d͡ʒari kɔra/
  • Respelling in English: Ja-ree kora

‍

🇷🇺 Russian

  • Публиковать (Publish as in issuing books or music): Publikovat'
  • IPA Pronunciation: /pʊblʲɪkəˈvatʲ/
  • Respelling in English: Poo-bli-ko-vat

‍

  • Выпускать (Publish as in releasing information): Vypuskat'
  • IPA Pronunciation: /vɨˈpuskətʲ/
  • Respelling in English: Vy-poo-skat

‍

🇵🇹 Portuguese

  • Publicar (Publish as in issuing books or music)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /publiˈkaɾ/
  • Respelling in English: Poo-bli-kar

‍

  • Emitir (Publish as in releasing information)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /eˈmitiɾ/
  • Respelling in English: Eh-mee-teer

‍

🇮🇩 Indonesian

  • Menerbitkan (Publish as in issuing books or music)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /mənərbitkan/
  • Respelling in English: Me-ner-bit-kan

‍

  • Mengeluarkan (Publish as in releasing information)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /məŋəlʊarkan/
  • Respelling in English: Meng-e-luar-kan

‍

🇩🇪 German

  • Veröffentlichen (Publish as in issuing books or music)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /fɛɐ̯ʔøːfɛntlɪçən/
  • Respelling in English: Fer-erf-ent-lish-en

‍

  • Herausgeben (Publish as in releasing information)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /heːʁaʊsgeːbən/
  • Respelling in English: Hair-ous-gey-ben

‍

🇯🇵 Japanese

  • 出版する (Publish as in issuing books or music): Shuppan suru
  • IPA Pronunciation: /ɕɯ̥βpãn sɯ̥βɾɯ/
  • Respelling in English: Shoo-pan soo-roo

‍

  • 公開する (Publish as in releasing information): Kōkai suru
  • IPA Pronunciation: /koːkai sɯ̥βɾɯ/
  • Respelling in English: Koh-kai soo-roo

‍

🇻🇳 Vietnamese

  • Xuất bản (Publish as in issuing books or music)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /sʊət ɓan˧˧/
  • Respelling in English: Sue-at ban

‍

  • Công bố (Publish as in releasing information)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /kɔŋ˧˧ bɔ˧˧/
  • Respelling in English: Kong bo

‍

🇰🇷 Korean

  • 출판하다 (Publish as in issuing books or music): Chulpanhada
  • IPA Pronunciation: /tɕʰul.pan.ha.da/
  • Respelling in English: Chul-pan-ha-da

‍

  • 발표하다 (Publish as in releasing information): Balpyohada
  • IPA Pronunciation: /bal.pʰjo.ha.da/
  • Respelling in English: Bal-pyo-ha-da

‍

🇹🇷 Turkish

  • Yayımlamak (Publish as in issuing books or music)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /jajɯmˈlamak/
  • Respelling in English: Ya-yum-la-mak

‍

  • Çıkarmak (Publish as in releasing information)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /tʃɯkarmak/
  • Respelling in English: Chuh-kar-mak

‍

Publish

Definition

Publish primarily refers to the preparation and issuance of a piece of work, such as a book or an article, for public sale and distribution.

Parts of Speech

"Publish" can be used as a verb.

Pronunciation

  • IPA Pronunciation: American /ˈpʌblɪʃ/, British /ˈpʌblɪʃ/
  • Respelling: American (puhb-lish), British (puhb-lish)

Etymology

The term "publish" comes from the Middle English "publishen," which was derived from the Anglo-French "publier" and from the Latin "publicare," which means 'to make public.'

Derivatives

  1. Publisher
  2. Publishing
  3. Published
  4. Publishable
  5. Republish

Synonyms and Antonyms

Synonyms

  1. Release
  2. Print
  3. Distribute

Antonyms

  1. Withdraw
  2. Suppress
  3. Conceal

Usage and Related Terms

Usage:

  • The book was published by a small independent company.
  • They publish a new magazine every month.

Related terms:

  • Publisher
  • Publication
  • Self-publish

Detailed Definition

As a verb, "publish" can mean:

  1. To prepare and issue a piece of work for public sale and distribution.
  2. To make information or documents publicly available.

Example:

  1. She published her first novel at the age of 25.
  2. The company was required to publish its financial results annually.

🇵🇰 Urdu

  • شائع کرنا (Publish as in issuing books or music): Shā'ē karnā
  • IPA Pronunciation: /ʃaːiː kərˈnaː/
  • Respelling in English: Sha-ee kar-naa

‍

  • جاری کرنا (Publish as in releasing information): Jārī karnā
  • IPA Pronunciation: /dʒaːriː kərˈnaː/
  • Respelling in English: Ja-ree kar-naa

‍

⠁⠇⠇ ⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎

meantime
privacy
pursuit
comparable
prove
jam
Powered by Visual Lexicon  |  © 2025 Visual Lexicon · support@visuallexicon.org. All rights reserved.