plagiarize

[ pley-juh-rahyz, -jee-uh-rahyz ]

/ ˈpleɪ dʒəˌraɪz, -dʒi əˌraɪz /

verb (used with object), pla·gia·rized, pla·gia·riz·ing.

to take and use by plagiarism.

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

verb (used without object), pla·gia·rized, pla·gia·riz·ing.

Nearby words

plafond, plagal, plagal cadence, plage, plagiarism, plagiarize, plagiary, plagio-, plagiocephaly, plagioclase, plagioclimax

Also especially British, pla·gia·rise.

Origin of plagiarize

First recorded in 1710–20; plagiar(ism) + -ize

Related forms

pla·gia·riz·er, nounun·pla·gia·rized, adjective

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Examples from the Web for plagiarise

If you cannot plagiarise, surely it were better not to quote.
Certain Personal Matters|H. G. Wells
Single words too we plagiarise when we use them without realisation and mastery of their meaning.
Style|Walter Raleigh
She has not hesitated to plagiarise from even so humble an individual as myself.
Some Private Views|James Payn
Of course, there are still others to come after us, but our works are not immortal, and they will plagiarise us without protest.
Second Plays|A. A. Milne

To plagiarise these folks whom hardly anyone could henceforth read, was to render them service, nay, to pay them too much honour.
Underground Man|Gabriel Tarde

British Dictionary definitions for plagiarise

plagiarize

plagiarise

/ (ˈpleɪdʒəˌraɪz) /

verb

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

Derived Forms

plagiarizer or plagiariser, noun

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