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plagiarise

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

pla·gia·rize

[pley-juh-rahyz, -jee-uh-rahyz] verb, -rized, -riz·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to take and use by plagiarism.
2.
to take and use ideas, passages, etc., from (another's work) by plagiarism.
verb (used without object)
3.
to commit plagiarism.

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Plagiarise is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
Also, especially British, pla·gia·rise.


Origin:
1710–20; plagiar(ism) + -ize

pla·gia·riz·er, noun
un·pla·gia·rized, adjective
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plagiarize or plagiarise (ˈpleɪdʒəˌraɪz)
 
vb
to appropriate (ideas, passages, etc) from (another work or author)
 
plagiarise or plagiarise
 
vb
 
'plagiarizer or plagiarise
 
n
 
'plagiariser or plagiarise
 
n

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