Definition of PLAGIARISE

plagiarise

Verb

  • take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
  • Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of plagiarize.

Origin / Etymology

From plagiary + -ise, ultimately from Latin plagiare (“to kidnap, to abduct”).

Synonyms

lift, plagiarize

Scrabble Score: 13

plagiarise: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
plagiarise: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
plagiarise: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

plagiarise: valid Words With Friends Word