# plagiarize

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈpleɪd͡ʒəɹaɪz/ · frequency rank #84,613

## Definitions
1. To use, and pass off as one's own, someone else's writing, speech, ideas, or other intellectual or creative work, especially in an academic context; to commit plagiarism.

## Etymology
From plagiary + -ize, ultimately from Latin plagiare (“to kidnap, to abduct”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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