1. [verb] (intransitive): To issue a medium (e.g. publication).
2. [verb] (transitive): To issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution.
3. [verb] (transitive): To announce to the public.
4. [verb] (Internet) (intransitive) To convert data of a Web page to HTML in a local directory and copy it to the Web site on a remote system.
5. [verb] (intransitive): To write in a publication (usually as an academic).
6. [verb] Put into print; 'The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce'; 'These news should not be printed'.
7. [verb] Prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; 'publish a magazine or newspaper'.
8. [verb] Have (one's written work) issued for publication; 'How many books did Georges Simenon write?'; 'She published 25 books during her long career'.