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publish
publish S3 W1 AC /ˈpʌblɪʃ/ verb
 Word Family: noun: publisher, publishing; verb: publish; adjective: published ≠ unpublished
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: French
 Origin: publier, from Latin publicare 'to make public, publish', from publicus; public1
1. [transitive] to arrange for a book, magazine etc to be written, printed, and sold ⇨ publication:
    The first edition was published in 1765.
    They are publishing the dictionary on CD-ROM.
2. [transitive] if a newspaper or magazine publishes a letter, article etc, it prints it for people to read ⇨ publication:
    We love reading your letters and we try to publish as many as possible.
3. [transitive usually passive] to make official information such as a report available for everyone to read ⇨ publication:
    The latest unemployment figures will be published tomorrow.
4. [intransitive and transitive] 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.
5. publish and be damned British English used to say that you should take a risk in saying what you think is true, although the result may be harmful to you