republish

verb

re·​pub·​lish (ˌ)rē-ˈpə-blish How to pronounce republish (audio)
republished; republishing; republishes
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transitive verb

1
: to publish again or anew
2
: to execute (a will) anew
republisher noun

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The Star is republishing up to two stories a week as part of a new partnership with The Beacon. Lincoln College Preparatory Academy sometimes appears on lists of the best high schools in the region. — Maria Benevento, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025 The DoD official also said the aforementioned stories would eventually be republished. — Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 19 Mar. 2025 It was republished in February by the University of Michigan Press for the first time in 160 years. — Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025 The agency expects to republish the list in the near future and keep updating it. — Axios, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for republish

Word History

First Known Use

1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of republish was in 1592

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republish

transitive verb
re·​pub·​lish ˌrē-ˈpə-blish How to pronounce republish (audio)
1
: to publish again or anew
republishing the defamatory statements
2
: to execute (a will) anew usually through the execution of a codicil incorporating the will by reference and with the result of rendering an otherwise invalid will valid

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