plagiarized; plagiarizing
Definition of plagiarize
: to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
: to commit literary theft : present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source
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The first known use of plagiarize was in 1660
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