Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
publicised is an adjective meaning "made known; especially made widely known". It carries one recorded sense.
made known; especially made widely known
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for publicised come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.