plagiarize
verb/ˈpleɪdʒəraɪz/
/ˈpleɪdʒəraɪz/
(British English also plagiarise)
[transitive, intransitive] (disapproving)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they plagiarize | /ˈpleɪdʒəraɪz/ /ˈpleɪdʒəraɪz/ |
| he / she / it plagiarizes | /ˈpleɪdʒəraɪzɪz/ /ˈpleɪdʒəraɪzɪz/ |
| past simple plagiarized | /ˈpleɪdʒəraɪzd/ /ˈpleɪdʒəraɪzd/ |
| past participle plagiarized | /ˈpleɪdʒəraɪzd/ /ˈpleɪdʒəraɪzd/ |
| -ing form plagiarizing | /ˈpleɪdʒəraɪzɪŋ/ /ˈpleɪdʒəraɪzɪŋ/ |
- plagiarize (something) to copy another person’s ideas, words or work and pretend that they are your own
- He was accused of plagiarizing his colleague's results.
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