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plagiarize

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

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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Plagiarize is one of our favorite verbs.
So is lollygag. Does it mean:
to spend time idly; loaf.
to bark; yelp.
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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  • When students plagiarize using half-baked sources they perpetuate an endless recycling of ignorance.
  • Faculty members gnash their teeth and wring their hands when students plagiarize.
  • Blair found it more convenient to plagiarize the work of others.
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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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