republish
/'ri:'pʌbliʃ/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To publish again: To issue or produce (a book, article, document, etc.) again, either in the original form or in a revised edition.
- To revive (a cancelled will or a libel): In legal contexts, to re-establish or give new effect to a previously cancelled or invalidated document or statement.
Usage
- The core meaning of republish is to make a work publicly available again through an official publishing process.
- It is a transitive verb, requiring a direct object (e.g., , ).
- It often implies a formal re-issue, distinct from simply sharing or re-posting informally.
Examples
- General Use:
- The publisher decided to republish the classic novel with a new introduction.
- After the error was discovered, the journal required the author to republish the corrected article.
- Legal Use:
- The court's ruling allowed the plaintiff to republish the will that had been mistakenly revoked.
Advanced Usage
- In Academic/Scientific Context: Often used when research is corrected, updated, or formally re-released.
- The researcher had to republish the data set after a critical formatting error was found.
- In Digital Media: Can refer to formally re-releasing content on a website or platform, though "repost" is more common for informal sharing.
- The news site republished the editorial from its print edition.
Variants and Related Words
- Republication (noun): The act of republishing or the republished work itself.
- The republication of the report included an addendum.
- Reprint: Often used similarly for printed material, but can imply an identical copy, whereas "republish" may involve updates.
Synonyms
- Reissue: To issue again, especially commercially.
- Relaunch: To introduce again, often with changes.
- Re-release: To release again to the public.
Antonyms
- Withdraw: To remove from publication or circulation.
- Retract: To formally withdraw (a statement or publication).
Related Phrases
- To republish under a new title: To publish the same work again but with a different name.
- The autobiography was republished under a new title a decade later.
- To republish in a different format: To publish the same content again in a new medium (e.g., from print to digital).
- The magazine republished its archives in a different format as an online database.
Verb
- revive (a cancelled will or a libel)
- publish again
- The scientist republished his results after he made some corrections