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to republish

to republish

1 8.0
Make a cancelled legal document effective again
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈpʌblɪʃ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : restablecer
  • right to republish

Examples

  • This article may not be republished, broadcast, framed, or redistributed without the written permission of IPS—Inter Press Service.

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  • The author decided to republish the book with new illustrations and updated content.

  • To clarify the legal issue, the court ordered the plaintiffs to republish the invalidated will.

  • He needs to republish the research findings after correcting the earlier mistakes.

Synonyms

to renew
vsto republish
175 2.8

Make a card or agreement valid again after it ends

is a legal reinstatement that revives previously cancelled or invalidated documents
to resurrect
vsto republish
42 6.8

Bring something back into use after it was forgotten

is a formal legal act restoring effect to previously cancelled or invalidated documents
to reestablish
vsto republish
37 4.3

To bring back something that stopped or was lost

aims specifically at legally restoring effect to previously cancelled documents rather than general return
to reissue
vsto republish
12 4.4

To make and send out something again, often with small changes

focuses on legally reviving previously cancelled or invalidated documents rather than mere redistribution
to revalidate
vsto republish
  • Formal
1 6.0

To make something correct and usable again or check it still works

is a legal action that revives previously cancelled documents

Antonyms

to revoke
  • Formal
96 6.2

Officially stop something from being valid, for example a license

to invalidate
  • Formal
33 6.1

To make a document or agreement have no legal effect anymore

How Restored

to revalidate
  • Formal
1 6.0
to republish
  • Specialized
1 8.0
to reinstate
110 5.8
to reissue
12 4.4
to reprint
29 3.5

Surface Forms

republish infinitive
republished past participle
republishing present participle
republishes third person singular

Morphology

republish = publish (semi-transparent) = re + publish

The construction 're-' + 'publish' is clear, but the legal sense 'revive or make effective again' is a specialized usage that learners may not infer from everyday 'publish again'.

Etymology

Republish combines re- 'again' with publish 'to make public', and in law it means to 'make a document effective or official again'. So a cancelled will or notice can be republished to bring it back into force.