plagiarize

(plā'jə-rīz')

v., -rized, -riz·ing, -riz·es.

v.tr.

1. To use and pass off (the ideas or writings of another) as one's own.
2. To appropriate for use as one's own passages or ideas from (another).

v.intr.
To put forth as original to oneself the ideas or words of another.

plagiarizer pla'gia·riz'er n.

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verb

To reproduce (the artistic work of another, for example) illicitly: crib, pirate. See give/take/reciprocity, words.

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

v.

To take the thought or style of another writer whom one has never, never read.

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For a list of words related to plagiarize, see:

• Falsehood, Pretense, and Exaggeration - plagiarize: (vb) represent (another’s work) as one’s own

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See words rhyming with "plagiarizer."

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - plagiere
v. intr. - plagiere

Nederlands (Dutch)
plagiaat plegen

Français (French)
v. tr. - plagier
v. intr. - plagier

Deutsch (German)
v. - plagiieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - λογοκλοπώ, τυποκλοπώ, υφαρπάζω ξένη πνευματική περιουσία

Italiano (Italian)
plagiare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - plagiar

Русский (Russian)
заниматься плагиатом

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - plagiar
v. intr. - plagiar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - plagiera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
抄袭, 剽窃

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 抄襲, 剽竊
v. intr. - 抄襲, 剽竊

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 표절하다
v. intr. - 도용하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 盗用する, 剽窃する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينتحل آراء مؤلف آخر أو كلماته‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮גנב רעיון‬
v. intr. - ‮גנב רעיון‬

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