Publicise vs. Publish

Publicise vs. Publish — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Publicise and Publish

Publiciseverb

To make widely known to the public.

The scandal was so publicised that he lost the next election.

Publishverb

(transitive) To issue (something, such as printed work) for distribution and/or sale.

The Times published the investigative piece about the governor both in print and online.Most of the sketches Faulkner published in 1925 appeared in the Sunday magazine section of the New Orleans Times-Picayune.The State combined public information strategies and published billboards, pamphlets, and newsletter articles under the campaign theme, Give 'Em the Boot.

Publiciseverb

To advertise, create publicity for.

They're already publicising next month's concert.

Publishverb

(transitive) To announce to the public.

The Secretary of Health and Human Services published a press release on May 22, 2013.The Bolshevik government published an announcement of the tsar's death.No newspaper published the victim's name.

Publiciseverb

call attention to;

Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS

Publishverb

(transitive) To issue the work of (an author).

Grove Press published many avant-garde authors.
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Publiciseverb

make public;

She aired her opinions on welfare

Publishverb

To disseminate (a message) publicly via a newsgroup, forum, blog, etc.

Publishverb

(intransitive) To issue a medium (e.g. publication).

Major city papers still publish daily.

Publishverb

(intransitive) To have one's work accepted for a publication.

She needs to publish in order to get tenure.

Publishverb

To be made available in a printed publication or other medium.

The article first published online, then in print the next day.

Publishverb

To convert data of a Web page to HTML in a local directory and copy it to the Web site on a remote system.

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Publishverb

put into print;

The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorceThese news should not be printed

Publishverb

prepare and issue for public distribution or sale;

publish a magazine or newspaper

Publishverb

have (one's written work) issued for publication;

How many books did Georges Simenon write?She published 25 books during her long career