published

pub·lish

 (pŭb′lĭsh)

v. pub·lished, pub·lish·ing, pub·lish·es

v.tr.

1.

a. To prepare and issue (a book, music, or other material) for public distribution, especially for sale.

b. To prepare and issue a work or works by (an author).

2. To bring to the public attention; announce. See Synonyms at announce.

v.intr.

1. To issue a publication.

2. To be the writer of works that are published.

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[Middle English publicen, publishen, to make known publicly, from alteration of Old French publier, from Latin pūblicāre; see publication.]

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pub′lish·a·ble adj.

published

• factoid - An unsubstantiated statement, account, or report published as if it were factual, coined by the novelist Norman Mailer from fact + -oid (as in android, humanoid), in reference to his fictionalized biography of Marilyn Monroe.
• divulgate - If something is divulgate, it is published.
• libel, slander - Libel—from Latin libellus, "little book"—must be published, while spoken defamatory remarks are slander; libel first meant "document, written statement."
• backlist - Older books kept in print by a publisher.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	published - prepared and printed for distribution and sale; "the complete published works Dickens" unpublished - not published; "unpublished letters and diaries"
	2.	published - formally made public; "published accounts" promulgated publicised, publicized - made known; especially made widely known

Translations

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