DictionarypublishMake publicly available
verb

publish

PUB-lish/ˈpʌblɪʃ/

To make written work, information, or creative material available to the public.

The publisher publishes the finished books for waiting readers.

An editor releases newly printed books to a bookshop display for waiting readers, active handover of finished volumes, covers have simple illustrations only and no lettering.
Etymology

To publish is fundamentally to “make public.” The earlier sense covered revealing or announcing information generally; issuing books for public sale or distribution became a specific application of that idea.

In context

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you can publish HTML code to be posted online like as a web page
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More examples

  • She published her first novel last year.
  • The agency published the results online.
  • They plan to publish a collection of essays.

Forms

publish · publishes · published · publishing

publisher noun — a person or organization that releases written work

publication noun — the act or result of publishing

Similar words

release
Make available, especially a finished product.
distribute
Deliver material to recipients rather than necessarily first make it public.