plagiarize

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plagiarize

/ˈpleɪd͡ʒəɹaɪz/
/ˈpleɪd͡ʒi.əɹaɪz/

Where it comes from

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

verb plagiarizes · plagiarizing · plagiarized · plagiarise

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.
Similar: cog, crib, knock off, lift, rip off

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verb use, and pass off as one's own, someone else's writing/speech

Español	plagiar, fusilar
中文	剽竊 /剽窃 piāoqiè, 抄襲 /抄袭 chāoxí
Português	plagiar
Français	plagier
Deutsch	plagiieren, geistigen Diebstahl begehen, abkupfern, guttenbergen
Italiano	plagiare
Ελληνικά	λογοκλοπώ logoklopó
Română	plagia
Русский	занима́ться плагиа́том zanimátʹsja plagiátom, спи́сывать spísyvatʹ, списа́ть spisátʹ
العربية	اِنْتَحَلَ intaḥala

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@misc{plagiarize_2026,
  title = {plagiarize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/plagiarize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}