Hypertext Webster Gateway: "published"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

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}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

published
adj 1: prepared and printed for distribution and sale; "the
complete published works Dickens" [ant: {unpublished}]
2: formally made public; "published accounts" [syn: {promulgated}]


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