plagiarise

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Learn the meaning of plagiarise with synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Part of our 11 plus vocabulary list used for selective school and grammar school preparation.

plagiarise

(verb)

plagiarise

(verb)

Meaning

to copy someone else's work dishonestly

Example

"In her report, she was warned not to plagiarise from online sources."

Synonyms

copyappropriate

Antonyms

originatecreate

More about this word

Word origin: From Latin 'plagiarius', meaning 'kidnapper', extended to mean 'to steal ideas'.
Related word forms: noun: plagiarism
adjective: plagiaristic