publish

Put in print

To publish is to make something available to the public, especially by printing and distributing it: She published her first novel at twenty-five.

Publishers are companies that produce books, magazines, newspapers, or digital content.

The meaning extends beyond print—you can publish a website, a podcast, or research findings.

To publish is also to announce formally: The banns were published in church.

print

book

Bound written work

manuscript · typeset · binding · pagination · volume · folio · chapter · preface · colophon · proofread

distribute

circulate

Move in a loop

transmit · distribute · dispatch · release · syndicate · broadcast · relay · convey · diffuse · disperse

media

journalism

News gathering and dissemination

  • newspaperPrinted periodical of current events
  • magazineBound periodical with articles
  • editorialPublication's official viewpoint article

press · correspondent · column · article · byline · headline · feature · coverage · reporter · newsroom

announce

proclaim

Declare officially and openly

unveil · broadcast · herald · divulge · promulgate · trumpet · blazon · report · state · pronounce

author

write

Form text on surface

coauthor · edit · revise · manuscript · ghostwrite · contributor · novelist · essayist · copyedit · rewrite

release

launch

Set into motion

rollout · drop · unveil · introduce · available · forthcoming · backlist · frontlist · reissue · reprint

digital

ebook

Downloadable text file

  • onlineNetwork-connected state
  • blogOnline personal journal
  • websiteOnline page collection

platform · upload · post · content · streaming · podcast · vlog · newsletter · database · archive

academic

journal

Record of daily events

proceedings · abstract · citation · bibliography · scholarly · research · submission · referee · index · anthology

Categories
Opposites
public dissemination vs. suppression

publishsuppress

Forcibly put an end to

censor · ban · withhold · reject · shelve

release vs. withdrawal

publishretract

Withdraw something said

unpublish · withdraw · take down · revoke · recall

disclosure vs. concealment

publishwithhold

Refuse to give

suppress · conceal · hide · cover up · censor

Phrases
Family

public, republic, publication, publicity, publishing, published, publicize, publisher, publicly

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