v.
Pronunciation: ' pl ā -j ə - ˌ r ī z also -j ē - ə -
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -rized ; -riz · ing
Etymology: plagiary
Date: 1716
transitive verb : to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
intransitive verb : to commit literary theft : present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source
– pla · gia · riz · er noun