Definitions

1. verb

to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one’s own; to use (another’s production) without crediting the source; to commit literary theft

“The student was accused of plagiarizing his term paper from the internet.”

2. noun

the act of plagiarizing

“The professor was concerned about the high rate of plagiarism in the class.”

3. verb (transitive)

to reproduce or present the ideas or words of another as one’s own; to pass off (something) as one’s own

“The writer plagiarized the idea from a friend without giving credit.”