plagiarize
to take and use by plagiarism.
to take and use ideas, passages, etc., from (another's work) by plagiarism.
Origin of plagiarize
1- 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
Is Led Zeppelin guilty of plagiarizing its most iconic song?
‘No Stairway, Denied!’ Led Zeppelin Lawsuit Winds on Down the Road | Keith Phipps | October 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThus it was with Jonah Lehrer, who had already admitted plagiarizing his own work in posts for The New Yorker.
How a Freelance Journalist Unraveled Jonah Lehrer’s Lies | Howard Kurtz | August 1, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHe even came very close to plagiarizing Walt Whitman by saying, "Produce great people—the rest follows!"
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 13 | Elbert HubbardI feel like plagiarizing the saucy hit, in witnessing the desperate efforts aforementioned on the part of our mistaken boy.
The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) | Marion HarlandIngenious jokers translated his verses into Latin, and then wrote to accuse him of plagiarizing from Vida.
Americans and Others | Agnes Repplier
“This is a rum go,” he muttered, unconsciously plagiarizing himself on many previous occasions.
A Mysterious Disappearance | Gordon HolmesFor a long time this aria was attributed to Bertoni, the composer, and Gluck was accused of plagiarizing it.
Musical Memories | Camille Saint-Sans
British Dictionary definitions for plagiarize
plagiarise
/ (ˈpleɪdʒəˌraɪz) /
to appropriate (ideas, passages, etc) from (another work or author)
Derived forms of plagiarize
- plagiarizer or plagiariser, noun
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