unpublish

unpublish

English

Etymology

un- +‎ publish

Verb

unpublish (third-person singular simple present unpublishes, present participle unpublishing, simple past and past participle unpublished)

1. (transitive, chiefly computing) To remove (something previously published) from circulation; to retract.
   • 2005, David Reynolds, Mac (page 178)

     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 […]

   • 2011, Patrick Scott Hogg, Robert Burns: The Patriot Bard

     Burns' political sentiments were already clearly delineated in 'A Dream' and no amount of etiquette could unpublish that poem.

   • 2013, Ric Shreves, Joomla! Bible (page 342)

     You unpublish a category to hide it from display on the front end of the website.