What is the meaning of published?

verb

• Put into print.
  • usage: "The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce"; "These news should not be printed"
  • synonyms: print, publish
• Prepare and issue for public distribution or sale.
  • usage: "publish a magazine or newspaper"
  • synonyms: publish, bring out, put out, issue, release
• Have (one's written work) issued for publication.
  • usage: "How many books did Georges Simenon write"; "She published 25 books during her long career"
  • synonyms: publish, write

adjective

• Prepared and printed for distribution and sale.
  • usage: "the complete published works Dickens"
• Formally made public.
  • usage: "published accounts"
  • synonyms: promulgated