Publish, 1) to make generally known: Lucr. 1852. Sonn. 102, 4. Ado IV, 1, 206. Shr. IV, 2, 85. H4B I, 3, 86. H6B III, 2, 17. H8 III, 2, 68. Lr. I, 1, 44. IV, 6, 236 “(a --ed traitor).” Cymb. V, 5, 478.
2) to bring to light, to show, to utter, to express in words: “whose trial shall better p. his commendation,” Merch. IV, 1, 165. “then we wound our modesty and make foul the clearness of our deservings, when of ourselves we p. them,” All's I, 3, 7. “thus far I will boldly p. her, she bore a mind that envy could not but call fair,” Tw. II, 1, 30.* “how will this grieve you, when you shall come to clearer knowledge, that you thus have --ed me,” Wint. II, 1, 98. “a proof of strength she could not p. more,” Troil. V, 2, 113. “if I tell how these two did coact, shall I not lie in --ing a truth?” Troil. V, 2, 113
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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