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Adjective published has 2 senses
  1. published - prepared and printed for distribution and sale; "the complete published works Dickens"
    Antonym:     unpublished
  2. promulgated, published - formally made public; "published accounts"
    Antonym: suppressed (indirect, via publicized)
,Verb publish has 3 senses
  1. print, publish - put into print; "The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce"; "These news should not be printed"
    --1 is one way to produce, make, create
    Derived forms: noun publication1, noun publication2, noun publication3, noun publisher3, noun publisher2, noun publisher1
    Sample sentence:
    They won't publish the story
  2. publish, bring out, put out, issue, release - prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper"
    --2 is one way to publicize, publicise, air, bare
    Derived forms: noun publication1, noun publication2, noun publication3, noun publisher3, noun publisher2, noun publisher1, noun publishing1
    Sample sentence:
    They won't publish the story
  3. publish, write - have (one's written work) issued for publication; "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career"
    --3 is one way to create verbally
    Derived form: noun publication1
    Sample sentence:
    Did he publish his major works over a short period of time?
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