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Publish \Pub"lish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Published}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Publishing}.] [F. publier, L. publicare, publicatum.
See {Public}, and {-ish}.]
1. To make public; to make known to mankind, or to people in
general; to divulge, as a private transaction; to
promulgate or proclaim, as a law or an edict.
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Published was the bounty of her name. --Chaucer.
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The unwearied sun, from day to day,
Does his Creator's power display,
And publishes to every land
The work of an almighty hand. --Addison.
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2. To make known by posting, or by reading in a church; as,
to publish banns of marriage.
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3. To send forth, as a book, newspaper, musical piece, or
other printed work, either for sale or for general
distribution; to print, and issue from the press.
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4. To utter, or put into circulation; as, to publish
counterfeit paper. [U.S.]
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{To publish a will} (Law), to acknowledge it before the
witnesses as the testator's last will and testament.
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Syn: To announce; proclaim; advertise; declare; promulgate;
disclose; divulge; reveal. See {Announce}.
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Announce \An*nounce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Announced}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Announcing}.] [OF. anoncier, F. annoncer, fr. L.
annuntiare; ad nuntiare to report, relate, nuntius
messenger, bearer of news. See {Nuncio}, and cf.
{Annunciate}.]
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1. To give public notice, or first notice of; to make known;
to publish; to proclaim.
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Her [Q. Elizabeth's] arrival was announced through
the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts.
--Gilpin.
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2. To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.
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Publish laws, announce
Or life or death. --Prior.
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Syn: To proclaim; publish; make known; herald; declare;
promulgate.

Usage: To {Publish}, {Announce}, {Proclaim}, {Promulgate}. We
{publish} what we give openly to the world, either by
oral communication or by means of the press; as, to
publish abroad the faults of our neighbors. We
{announce} what we declare by anticipation, or make
known for the first time; as, to {announce} the speedy
publication of a book; to {announce} the approach or
arrival of a distinguished personage. We {proclaim}
anything to which we give the widest publicity; as, to
{proclaim} the news of victory. We {promulgate} when
we proclaim more widely what has before been known by
some; as, to {promulgate} the gospel.
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