Definition of PLAGIARIZE

plagiarize

Verb

  • take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
  • To use, and pass off as one's own, someone else's writing, speech, ideas, or other intellectual or creative work, especially in an academic context; to commit plagiarism.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

lift, plagiarise

Scrabble Score: 22

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

Words With Friends Score: 25

plagiarize: valid Words With Friends Word