to produce (a book, newspaper, etc) or release it for sale or distribution to the public
to print (information, an article, a letter, etc) in a book, newspaper, etc
to issue the work of (an author)
to announce publicly
to make information generally known
to announce (something) publicly
to communicate (something libellous or defamatory about somebody) to another person
to have one's work produced or released for sale or distribution to the public
to put out an edition of a newspaper, etc
publishable adj
publishing noun
[Middle English publishen via early French publier from Latin publicare, from publicus: see public1]