pub·lish vt
1: to make known to another or to the public generally
◇ For purposes of defamation, a defamatory communication made to only one third party may be considered published.
2 a: to proclaim officially
publish an enactment
b: to declare (a will) to be a true and valid expression of one's last will
c: to reproduce (an opinion) in a reporter
3 a: to disseminate to the public or provide notice of to the public or to an individual (as through a mass medium)
ordered to publish the citation in the legal notices for three weeks see also notice by publication at notice
b: to distribute or offer for distribution to the public copies of (a copyrightable work) by some transfer of ownership, rental, lease, or loan
4: utter
pub·lish·er n
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.