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Thomas Jefferson in a letter to John Adams, September 8, 1817.

Main Entry: pla·gia·rize 
Pronunciation: \ˈplā-jə-ˌrīz also -jē-ə-\
Function: verb 
Inflected Form(s): pla·gia·rized; pla·gia·riz·ing
Etymology: plagiary
Date: 1716
transitive verb
 : to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use 
(another's production) without crediting the source
intransitive verb
 : to commit literary theft : present as new and original an idea or product 
derived from an existing source

— pla·gia·riz·er noun 


"plagiarize." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2009.

Merriam-Webster Online. 10 November 2009