Meaning & use
Plagiarised
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Copied another person's work, words, or ideas and presented them as one's own, without proper credit.
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The student was expelled after she plagiarised an entire essay from the internet.
The journalist plagiarised several paragraphs from a rival newspaper.
A note on using this word
The British spelling of 'plagiarized'; both derive from the Latin 'plagiarius', meaning 'kidnapper'.
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