plagiarize

[ pley-juh-rahyz, -jee-uh-rahyz ]
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verb (used with object),pla·gia·rized, pla·gia·riz·ing.
  1. to take and use by plagiarism.

  2. to take and use ideas, passages, etc., from (another's work) by plagiarism.

verb (used without object),pla·gia·rized, pla·gia·riz·ing.
  1. to commit plagiarism.

Origin of plagiarize

1
First recorded in 1710–20; plagiar(ism) + -ize
  • Also especially British, pla·gia·rise .

Other words from plagiarize

  • pla·gia·riz·er, noun
  • un·pla·gia·rized, adjective

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How to use plagiarize in a sentence

  • Few modern publishers, however, would plagiarise quite as freely as did 'Anima Mia' in his new Bible.

    Old Picture Books | Alfred W. Pollard
  • Unfortunately, the story had been told before, and Talleyrand did not plagiarise.

    Talleyrand | Joseph McCabe
  • One of them makes some wild statement about a bird, and all the rest plagiarise it.

    Jungle Folk | Douglas Dewar
  • Single words too we plagiarise when we use them without realisation and mastery of their meaning.

    Style | Walter Raleigh
  • Why should a man of Clarke's reputation plagiarise your plays, written or unwritten?

    The House of the Vampire | George Sylvester Viereck

British Dictionary definitions for plagiarize

plagiarize

plagiarise

/ (ˈpleɪdʒəˌraɪz) /


verb
  1. to appropriate (ideas, passages, etc) from (another work or author)

Derived forms of plagiarize

  • plagiarizer or plagiariser, noun

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