Meanings
present singular third person unpublishes · participle present unpublishing · participle past unpublished · past unpublished
- transitivecomputingTo remove (something previously published) from circulation; to retract.
Yes. We have a strict policy on unpublishing: We don’t.
2013 January 16, Margaret Sullivan, “Make No Mistake, but if You Do, Here’s How to Correct It”, in The New York Times3 more examples
To unpublish a calendar: 1. In the Applications folder, double-click the iCal icon to open the application. The main iCal window opens; in the Calendars section on the left, published calendars have a small mark to the right of their names […]
2005, David Reynolds, Mac, page 178Burns' political sentiments were already clearly delineated in 'A Dream' and no amount of etiquette could unpublish that poem.
2011, Patrick Scott Hogg, Robert Burns: The Patriot BardYou unpublish a category to hide it from display on the front end of the website.
2013, Ric Shreves, Joomla! Bible, page 342
Origin
Translations
French dépublier
- dépublierTranslations
Spanish despublicar
- despublicarTranslations
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unpublish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpublish
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