Pronunciation

How to pronounce “published

“published” is pronounced /pʌblɪʃt/ — 2 syllables.
The sound

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published

/pʌblɪʃt/

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2 syllables. Stress the 'pʌbl' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.
Meaning

put into print

The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce

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