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pla·gia·rize (plā′jə rīz′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb plagiarized -·rized′, plagiarizing -·riz′·ing

to take (ideas, writings, etc.) from (another) and pass them off as one's own

Etymology: see plagiary

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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