plagiarises
Takes others' words
Plagiarises is the British spelling of plagiarizes—to take someone else's work or ideas and present them as your own.
The act ranges from copying text verbatim to paraphrasing without attribution: He plagiarises from obscure sources, hoping no one will notice.
Academic and professional contexts treat plagiarism as a serious ethical violation.
Takes illegally, or bargains
- liftsRaises or carries upward
- appropriatesTakes for one's use
- borrowsTakes for temporary use
- cribsInfant sleeping enclosures
takes · duplicates · reproduces · replicates · paraphrases · copies · imitates · mimics
Unethical educational conduct
- cheatingDeceptive rule-breaking
- misconductImproper professional behavior
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
dishonesty · attribution · citation · academic integrity · research ethics · credibility · integrity · originality
steals
Takes illegally, or bargains
- liftsRaises or carries upward
- appropriatesTakes for one's use
- borrowsTakes for temporary use
cribs · takes · duplicates · reproduces · replicates · paraphrases · copies · imitates · mimics · passes off
academic dishonesty
Unethical educational conduct
- cheatingDeceptive rule-breaking
- misconductImproper professional behavior
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
deception · dishonesty · attribution · citation · academic integrity · research ethics · credibility · integrity · originality · scholarship
plagiarisescites
Mentions as support
attributes · credits · gives credit · acknowledges · references
- plagiarism checkerTool identifying unoriginal content
- plagiarism detectionIdentifying uncredited borrowed text
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