Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
|
Does your English Dictionary give you the help you need? We publish dictionaries for people learning English all over the world. |
Definition
plagiarize verb
(UK usually ) /ˈpleɪ.dʒər.aɪz/
/-dʒə.raɪz/ v [I or T]
plagiarise
/-dʒə.raɪz/ v [I or T] to use another person's idea or a part of their work and pretend that it is your own
The book contains numerous plagiarized passages.
If you compare the two books side by side, it is clear that the author of the second has plagiarized (from the first).
plagiarism
noun
/ˈpleɪ.dʒər.ɪ.zəm//-dʒɚ.ɪ-/ n [U]
/-dʒɚ.ɪ-/ n [U] plagiarist
noun
/ˈpleɪ.dʒər.ɪst//-dʒɚ.ɪst/ n [C]
/-dʒɚ.ɪst/ n [C] (Definition of plagiarize verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
