plagiarize

• plagiarise

From plagiary +‎ -ize, ultimately from Latin plagiare (“to kidnap, to abduct”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpleɪd͡ʒəɹaɪz/, /ˈpleɪd͡ʒi.əɹaɪz/

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plagiarize (third-person singular simple present plagiarizes, present participle plagiarizing, simple past and past participle plagiarized)

1. (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.

• plagiarism