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plagiarize

1 of 1verb
/ˈpleɪdʒəˌraɪz/
Forms:plagiarizes,plagiarizing,plagiarized,plagiarized
1

to take and use the work, words or ideas of someone else without referencing them

transitive
  • The student was accused of plagiarizing a passage from an online article in his research paper without citing the source.
  • She was caught plagiarizing lyrics from a famous song in her own composition.
  • The author faced severe consequences after it was discovered that he had plagiarized entire paragraphs from another book in his novel.
  • The website was taken down for plagiarizing images from various artists without obtaining permission.
  • The politician faced public backlash for plagiarizing speeches from other political figures without attribution.
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