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plagiarize v

Plagiarize means to use someone else's work as one's own. Explore the term's definition, IPA/phonetic pronunciation, and usage examples.

Definition of plagiarize

  • to use someone else's work as one's own

Usage examples of plagiarize

She was expelled for trying to plagiarize an article by submitting whole paragraphs as her own work.

To avoid plagiarizing, he quoted the author and cited the source.

The software flagged the essay because several sentences appeared to plagiarize a published review.

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