plagiarize
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From plagiary + -ize, ultimately from Latin plagiare (“to kidnap, to abduct”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈpleɪd͡ʒəɹaɪz/, /ˈpleɪd͡ʒi.əɹaɪz/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Verb
[edit]plagiarize (third-person singular simple present plagiarizes, present participle plagiarizing, simple past and past participle plagiarized)
- (ambitransitive) 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.
- She was caught trying to plagiarize an article for her thesis.
- It’s unethical to plagiarize someone else’s work for personal gain.
- Students should learn to write in their own words and avoid plagiarizing.
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[edit]Translations
[edit]use, and pass off as one's own, someone else's writing/speech
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