The verb publish has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (39) print, publish -- (put into print; "The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce"; "These news should not be printed")
2. (14) publish, bring out, put out, issue, release -- (prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper")
3. (4) publish, write -- (have (one's written work) issued for publication; "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career")