plagiarize

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
22
Words With Friends
25
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˈpleɪd͡ʒəɹaɪz/
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/ˈpleɪd͡ʒəɹaɪz/ · /ˈpleɪd͡ʒi.əɹaɪz/

Definition of plagiarize

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  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.”

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Etymology

Etymology tree Latin plagium Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin plagiārius English plagiary Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin…

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Etymology tree Latin plagium Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin plagiārius English plagiary Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English plagiarize From plagiary + -ize, ultimately from Latin plagiare (“to kidnap, to abduct”).

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