plagiarizeverb [ I or T ]
UK usually plagiarise uk/ˈpleɪ.dʒər.aɪz/us/ˈpleɪ.dʒə.raɪz/to use another person's ideas or work and pretend that it is your own:
The book contains numerous plagiarized passages.
If you compare the two books side by side, it is clear that the author of the second has plagiarized (from the first).
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Forgery
- bootleg
- counterfeit
- fake
- forge
- forgery
- hijack
- knock-off
- piracy
- pirate
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Copying and copies
plagiarism
noun [ U ] uk/ˈpleɪ.dʒər.ɪ.zəm/us/ˈpleɪ.dʒɚ.ɪ.zəm/
She's been accused of plagiarism.
plagiarist
noun [ C ] uk/ˈpleɪ.dʒər.ɪst/us/ˈpleɪ.dʒɚ.ɪst/