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plagiarise

/ˈpleɪdʒəraɪz/ /ˈpleɪdʒəˌraɪz/

Meanings
verb
To use, and pass off as one's own, someone else's writing, speech, ideas, or other intellectual or creative work, especially in an academic context; to commit plagiarism.

Examples :

""The student was expelled after he tried to plagiarise an essay from a website and submit it as his own work." "
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writing noun

/ˈɹaɪtɪŋ/

Graphism of symbols such as letters that express some meaning.

"My son's writing homework included practicing cursive letters. "

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someone noun

/ˈsʌmwʌn/

A partially specified but unnamed person.

"Do you need a gift for that special someone?"

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especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

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website noun

/ˈwɛbˌsaɪt/

A collection of interlinked web pages on the World Wide Web that are typically accessible from the same base URL and reside on the same server.

"My brother uses the school's website to check his grades. "

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student noun

/ˈstjuː.dənt/ /ˈstu.dn̩t/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

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intellectual noun

/ˌɪntəˈlɛk(t)ʃʊəl/

An intelligent, learned person, especially one who discourses about learned matters.

"The intellectual presented a compelling argument for a new school policy. "

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academic noun

/ˌækəˈdɛmɪk/

(usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist.

"Professor Davies, a noted academic, explained the philosophical ideas of Plato to her students. "

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creative noun

/kɹiˈeɪtɪv/

A person directly involved in a creative marketing process.

"He is a visionary creative."

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expelled verb

/ɪkˈspɛld/ /ɛkˈspɛld/

To eject or erupt.

"The volcano expelled hot lava and ash into the sky. "

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context noun

/ˈkɒntɛkst/ /ˈkɑːntɛkst/

The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.

"In what context did your attack on him happen? - We had a pretty tense relationship at the time, and when he insulted me I snapped."

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plagiarism noun

/ˈpleɪdʒəˌɹɪzm/

Copying of another person's ideas, text or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plagiarizing.

"The student's essay contained significant plagiarism, as large portions of it were copied directly from a website without proper citation. "

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speech noun

/ˈspiːtʃ/

The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the ability to speak or to use vocalizations to communicate.

"It was hard to hear the sounds of his speech over the noise. He had a bad speech impediment."