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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plagiarise.

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Examples

  • He translates; he borrows; he "plagiarises" about as much as is possible for anybody who is not a mere dullard to do.

    A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 George Saintsbury 1889

  • Experiencing a sudden surge of ambition, this Gulliver plagiarises some travel pieces from the New York edition of Time Out that persuade his paper's travel editor to send him on an assignment to the Bermuda Triangle, where he's washed up in a Ruritanian Lilliput.

    Gulliver's Travels – review 2010

  • One character plagiarises Gaitán's speeches, while, for a Jewish refugee, the Bogotázo riots are a terrifying echo of Kristallnacht.

    A life in writing: Juan Gabriel Vásquez Interview by Maya Jaggi 2010

  • For the record, whether that book is as good as the lady in the blog you linked to thinks, or not, if she stole most of the content, this German also thinks she plagiarises so does Cassie Edwards, so did Janet Dailey with regards to some Nora Roberts books.

    BOOK VIEW CAFE BLOG » Little Book Thief 2010

  • Oddly Enough shamelessly plagiarises the title of Reuters Oddly Enough news items which are my favourite reading on my Blackberry on the District Line home each night.

    Ruth Gledhill - Times Online - WBLG 2009

  • An academic who plagiarises the work of others is not committing an economic crime or misdemeanour; and she might be committing plagiarism simply in order to increase her academic status.

    Corruption Miller, Seumas 2005

  • Another French work on the same subject, but including much about ladies, published about the year 1773, plagiarises largely from the Jesuit manual, but does not mention it.

    George Washington's Rules of Civility Conway, M D 1890

  • Apart from what he plagiarises, from what he borrows from ancient or exotically modern styles — he is a master in the art of copying, — there remains as his most individual quality a _longing_.

    The Case Of Wagner, Nietzsche Contra Wagner, and Selected Aphorisms. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche 1872

  • April 1st, 2010 more images more imagesLONDON - Director Sajid Khan rubbishes reports that his upcoming film "Housefull" plagiarises a scene from Hollywood comedy "The Hangover", saying he is not dumb enough to rip off a scene from a recent hit film.

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Bureau News 2010

  • April 1st, 2010 more images more imagesLONDON - Director Sajid Khan rubbishes reports that his upcoming film "Housefull" plagiarises a scene from Hollywood comedy "The Hangover", saying he is not dumb enough to rip off a scene from a recent hit film.

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Bureau News 2010

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