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Definition of plagiarize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

plagiarize

verb

NAmE//ˈpleɪdʒəˌraɪz//

[transitive, intransitive] plagiarize (something) (disapproving)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they plagiarize

he / she / it plagiarizes

past simple plagiarized

-ing form plagiarizing

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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