Published was the bounty of her name. --Chaucer.
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.
2. To make known by posting, or by reading in a church; as,
to publish banns of marriage.
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.
4. To utter, or put into circulation; as, to publish
counterfeit paper. [U.S.]
{To publish a will} (Law), to acknowledge it before the
witnesses as the testator's last will and testament.
Syn: To announce; proclaim; advertise; declare; promulgate;
disclose; divulge; reveal. See {Announce}.
Her [Q. Elizabeth's] arrival was announced through
the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts.
--Gilpin.
2. To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.
Publish laws, announce Or life or death. --Prior.
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.