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To: B. Rabbit
Main Entry: pla·gia·rize
Pronunciation: 'plA-j&-"rIz also -jE-&-
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -rized; -riz·ing
Etymology: plagiary
Date: 1716
transitive senses : to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
intransitive senses : to commit literary theft : present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source
- pla·gia·riz·er noun
2,410 posted on 01/03/2003 12:29:54 AM PST by f.Christian
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To: f.Christian
Be careful, you've been known to "borrow" a bit in your various rants.
2,412 posted on 01/03/2003 12:33:32 AM PST by Aracelis
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