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plagiar

[pla.ʒiˈa(ʁ)]

verb

LanguagePortuguese (Portugal)

Meaning
  1. to plagiarize (pass off someone else’s work as one’s own)
  2. to plagiarize
  3. To take the work or ideas of another person and claim them as your own.
Examples

O aluno foi punido por plagiar o ensaio de um colega.

The student was punished for plagiarizing a classmate's essay.

Pronunciationpla.ʒiˈa(ʁ)

Part of speechverb

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.