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plagiarize (PLAY juh righz") (verb), plagiarizes; plagiarized; plagiarizing
1. To use and to pass off the ideas or writings of someone else claiming them as one's own: Many dictionaries seem to be plagiarizing the definitions of each other because so many of them have exactly the same contents and wording.
2. Etymology: from Latin plagium, "kidnapping" then it became "literally thief".
To steal and pass off ideas and writings of another as one's own creations.
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sin of plagiarizing (s) (noun), sins of plagiarizing (pl)
The stealing and publications of another author's language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions and presenting them as one's own original writing: The sins of plagiarizing are considered to be academic dishonesty and a stealing of other people's productions.
To steal and pass off ideas and writings of another as one's own creations.
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