plagiarize

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

/ ˈpleɪ dʒəˌraɪz, -dʒi əˌraɪz /

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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.

to commit plagiarism.

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Also especially British, pla·gia·rise .

Origin of plagiarize

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

OTHER WORDS FROM plagiarize

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

Words nearby plagiarize

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

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How to use plagiarize in a sentence

Fifteen of the 19 most viewed posts listed in the report were plagiarized from other posts that had previously gone viral on Facebook or another platform, according to an analysis from Casey Newton at The Verge.
Troll farms reached 140 million Americans a month on Facebook before 2020 election, internal report shows|Karen Hao|September 17, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Contextual targeting is fueling positive associationsNegative content — anything that is plagiarized, false, misleading or based on bias or insufficient evidence — plagues the online world.
New data shows contextual targeting is driving brand safety and favorability|Seedtag|June 24, 2021|Digiday
Ultimately, the accusations of plagiarism did not amount to much—though the author of Saving April told the paper that she sometimes received online reviews claiming she plagiarized from Mallory, despite her book being published earlier.
What to Know About The Woman in the Window as the Movie Adaptation Hits Netflix|Annabel Gutterman|May 14, 2021|Time
Oracle accused Google of violating copyright laws by plagiarizing thousands of lines of code, suing the search giant for $9 billion.
Google won the battle to make API fair use, but the war will rage on|Nicolás Rivero|April 7, 2021|Quartz

The original logo had to be scrapped following accusations it was plagiarized from a theater in Belgium.
Can Tokyo Safely Host the Olympic Games This Summer?|Charlie Campbell|January 12, 2021|Time
Could Hice be writing speeches for Perry, or did Perry pull a Rand Paul and plagiarize from Hice?
Jody Hice: Mr. Bigot Goes to Washington?|Dean Obeidallah|June 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Entrant may not copy or otherwise plagiarize the Video Entry from any source.
OFFICIAL RULES OF THE IMAX® Award Contest—Deadline Extended||October 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I have no time to elaborate and polish it, but I give you the right to plagiarize it.
Discourses of Keidansky|Bernard G. Richards
If you must plagiarize, do it from Pope, or Milton, or Gray.
Mark Gildersleeve|John S. Sauzade
The local correspondent did not plagiarize from the Chinaman: merely, the humorous bent of the two was identical.
Jokes For All Occasions|Anonymous
It was the one conspicuous note in the fields around that the lark made no attempt to plagiarize.
Birds and Poets|John Burroughs
Virgil in his Georgics almost seems to plagiarize from the description of Job.
New Tabernacle Sermons|Thomas De Witt Talmage

British Dictionary definitions for plagiarize

plagiarize

plagiarise

/ (ˈpleɪdʒəˌraɪz) /

verb

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

Derived forms of plagiarize

plagiarizer or plagiariser, noun

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plagiarise

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