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Noun publishing has 1 sense
  1. publication, publishing - the business of publishing
    --1 is a kind of commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business
    --1 has particulars:
     desktop publishing; republication, republishing; contribution; serialization, serialisation
    Derived form: verb publish2
,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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