plagiarize

verb

pla·gia·rize ˈplā-jə-ˌrīz How to pronounce plagiarize (audio)

also -jē-ə-

plagiarized; plagiarizing

transitive verb

: to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source

intransitive verb

: to commit literary theft : present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source

plagiarizer noun

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The Kidnapping Roots of Plagiarize

If schools wish to impress upon their students how serious an offense plagiarism is, they might start with an explanation of the word’s history. Plagiarize (and plagiarism) comes from the Latin plagiarius “kidnapper.” This word, derived from the Latin plaga (“a net used by hunters to catch game”), extended its meaning in Latin to include a person who stole the words, rather than the children, of another. When plagiarius first entered English in the form plagiary, it kept its original reference to kidnapping, a sense that is now quite obsolete.

Example Sentences

He plagiarized a classmate's report. She plagiarized from an article she read on the Internet.

Recent Examples on the Web Hedwig and the Angry Inch began as an off-Broadway play in 1998 about a genderqueer East German rock singer who develops a relationship with a younger man, Tommy (Pitt), only to have Tommy plagiarize her songs.

Kara Warner, PEOPLE.com, 13 Aug. 2021 Fake sites plagiarize all their content, or have no content at all.

Dr. Augustine Fou, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2021 Gibbs said the collection was a guide to women's health and it had been plagiarized from other similar writings during the same period.

Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 12 Sep. 2019 The fledgling group, which has just 36 members, is also encouraging universities to make greater efforts to detect plagiarism—such as by installing software that can detect plagiarized material—and to penalize those who copy.

Linda Nordling, Science | AAAS, 27 June 2018

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plagiarize

verb

pla·gia·rize ˈplā-jə-ˌrīz How to pronounce plagiarize (audio)

plagiarized; plagiarizing

transitive verb

: to copy and pass off (the expression of ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's work) without crediting the source

the book contained plagiarized material

Smith v. Little, Brown & Co., 265 F. Supp. 451 (1965)

intransitive verb

: to present as new and original an idea or work derived from an existing source

单词	plagiarize
释义	plagiarize verb pla·gia·rize ˈplā-jə-ˌrīz also -jē-ə- plagiarized; plagiarizing transitive verb : to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source intransitive verb : to commit literary theft : present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source plagiarizer noun Did you know? The Kidnapping Roots of Plagiarize If schools wish to impress upon their students how serious an offense plagiarism is, they might start with an explanation of the word’s history. Plagiarize (and plagiarism) comes from the Latin plagiarius “kidnapper.” This word, derived from the Latin plaga (“a net used by hunters to catch game”), extended its meaning in Latin to include a person who stole the words, rather than the children, of another. When plagiarius first entered English in the form plagiary, it kept its original reference to kidnapping, a sense that is now quite obsolete. Example Sentences He plagiarized a classmate's report. She plagiarized from an article she read on the Internet. Recent Examples on the Web Hedwig and the Angry Inch began as an off-Broadway play in 1998 about a genderqueer East German rock singer who develops a relationship with a younger man, Tommy (Pitt), only to have Tommy plagiarize her songs. Kara Warner, PEOPLE.com, 13 Aug. 2021 Fake sites plagiarize all their content, or have no content at all. Dr. Augustine Fou, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2021 Gibbs said the collection was a guide to women's health and it had been plagiarized from other similar writings during the same period. Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 12 Sep. 2019 The fledgling group, which has just 36 members, is also encouraging universities to make greater efforts to detect plagiarism—such as by installing software that can detect plagiarized material—and to penalize those who copy. Linda Nordling, Science \| AAAS, 27 June 2018 Word History Etymology plagiary First Known Use 1660, in the meaning defined at transitive sense Legal Definition plagiarize verb pla·gia·rize ˈplā-jə-ˌrīz plagiarized; plagiarizing transitive verb : to copy and pass off (the expression of ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's work) without crediting the source the book contained plagiarized material Smith v. Little, Brown & Co., 265 F. Supp. 451 (1965) intransitive verb : to present as new and original an idea or work derived from an existing source History and Etymology for plagiarize from plagiary plagiarist, from Latin plagiarius, literally, kidnapper, from plagium netting of game, kidnapping, from plaga net plagiarize verb as in to reproduce to use the words or ideas of another person as if they were your own words or ideas He plagiarized a classmate's report. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance reproduce invent forge manipulate crib counterfeit phony duplicate adulterate simulate replicate reduplicate fake fabricate concoct juggle fudge doctor tamper (with) cook (up)
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plagiarize

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