Synonyms for make public


Grammar : Verb
Spell : puhb-lik
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpʌb lɪk

Top 10 synonyms for make public Other synonyms for the word make public

Définition of make public

Origin :
  • late 14c., "open to general observation," from Old French public (c.1300) and directly from Latin publicus "of the people; of the state; done for the state," also "common, general, public; ordinary, vulgar," and as a noun, "a commonwealth; public property," altered (probably by influence of Latin pubes "adult population, adult") from Old Latin poplicus "pertaining to the people," from populus "people" (see people (n.)).
  • Early 15c. as "pertaining to the people." From late 15c. as "pertaining to public affairs;" meaning "open to all in the community" is from 1540s in English. An Old English adjective in this sense was folclic. Public relations first recorded 1913 (after an isolated use by Thomas Jefferson in 1807).
  • Public office "position held by a public official" is from 1821; public service is from 1570s; public interest from 1670s. Public-spirited is from 1670s. Public enemy is attested from 1756. Public sector attested from 1949.
  • Public school is from 1570s, originally, in Britain, a grammar school endowed for the benefit of the public, but most have evolved into boarding-schools for the well-to-do. The main modern meaning in U.S., "school (usually free) provided at public expense and run by local authorities," is attested from 1640s. For public house, see pub.
  • As in leak : verb seep; make known
  • As in promulgate : verb make known
  • As in report : verb communicate information, knowledge
  • As in reveal : verb disclose, tell
  • As in speak : verb talk
  • As in spread : verb publicize
  • As in unmask : verb reveal
  • As in unveil : verb reveal
  • As in break : verb tell news
  • As in declassify : verb open to the public
  • As in air : verb express opinion publicly
  • As in announce : verb make a proclamation
Example sentences :
  • Think of it, Madame mere, and make public the result of your experiment!
  • Extract from : « Shoulder-Straps » by Henry Morford
  • At Woodbridge people did not make public messes of themselves.
  • Extract from : « Tutors' Lane » by Wilmarth Lewis
  • I've no desire to make public my life for the sake of notoriety.
  • Extract from : « One Way Out » by William Carleton
  • Burrill, it was believed, knew much more than he deigned to make public.
  • Extract from : « T. Tembarom » by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • It is better as it is, for I have nothing to communicate which I desire to make public.
  • Extract from : « Great Porter Square, v. 1 » by Benjamin Leopold Farjeon
  • I have no right to make public the workings of the department.
  • Extract from : « The Mission of Poubalov » by Frederick R. (Frederick Russell) Burton
  • They have at last been forced to make public confession, that it is a fiction!
  • Extract from : « Abolition a Sedition » by Geo. W. Donohue
  • I pledge you now I will not make public the nature of this document.
  • Extract from : « The Little Lady of Lagunitas » by Richard Henry Savage
  • "It is a place to make public asses of the people," he thought.
  • Extract from : « Windy McPherson's Son » by Sherwood Anderson
  • You are one of the women among us who can make public addresses.
  • Extract from : « The Story of a Life » by J. Breckenridge Ellis

Antonyms for make public

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019