To take or hold possession of (something belonging to another or others) by sleight or force; to appropriate by ruse or violence; to steal.

esp. To plagiarize; to pass off (another's work) as one's own; to ‘borrow’ improperly (words, expressions). Also absol.

transitive. Originally of writers, later also of composers, artists, etc.: to take and use as one's own (the thoughts, writings, or inventions of…

transitive. To steal matter from (a book), to plagiarize.

transitive. To reproduce or use (the work, idea, etc., of another) without authority, esp. in infringement of patent or copyright; to produce a…

transitive. Chiefly slang. To crib, copy, plagiarize. Cf. cab, v.1 Now rare.

colloquial. To take or copy (a passage, a piece of translation, etc.) without acknowledgement, and use as one's own; to plagiarize.

transferred. To take and use in one's writing (another person's words, subject, idea, etc.). Also absol.

transitive. To take material from (literature, artistic or academic work, etc.) for one's own purposes.