plagiarize
English
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editEtymology
editFrom plagiary + -ize, ultimately from Latin plagiare (“to kidnap, to abduct”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈpleɪd͡ʒəɹaɪz/, /ˈpleɪd͡ʒi.əɹaɪz/
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Verb
editplagiarize (third-person singular simple present plagiarizes, present participle plagiarizing, simple past and past participle plagiarized)
- (transitive, intransitive) To use, and pass off as one's own, someone else's writing, speech, ideas, or other intellectual or creative work, especially in an academic context; to commit plagiarism.
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editTranslations
edituse, and pass off as one's own, someone else's writing/speech
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