The definitions you will be reading are an amalgamation of these three sources. 1. The Complete Un-Abridged Oxford Dictionaries, 2. The American Heritage Dictionary, 3. Roget's Deluxe Thesaurus
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1. The act of plagiarizing.
2. Something plagiarized.
1. To use and pass off as one's own (the ideas or writings of another).
2. To appropriate for use as one's own passages or ideas from (another). To put forth as original to oneself the ideas or words of another. To steal and use the intellectual property of another
plagiarism n., plagiarist n., plagiarizer n.
1.a. Robbery committed at sea. b. A similar act of robbery, as the hijacking of an airplane.
2. The unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted or patented material.
3. The operation of an unlicensed, illegal radio or television station.
A person who steals, bandit, brigand, footpad, highwayman, plunderer, robber, larcenist, mugger, pickpocket, purloiner, purse snatcher, shoplifter, hijacker
1. Something, such as a thought or conception, that potentially or actually exists in the mind as a product of mental activity.
2. An opinion, a conviction, or a principle.
3. A plan, scheme, or method.
4. The gist of a specific situation; significance.
5. A notion; a fancy.
6. Music. A theme or motif.
7. Philosophy. a. In the philosophy of Plato, an archetype of which a corresponding being in phenomenal reality is an imperfect replica. b. In the philosophy of Kant, a concept of reason that is transcendent but nonempirical. c. In the philosophy of Hegel, absolute truth; the complete and ultimate product of reason
Conception, notion, or mental image concept, impression, perception, picture, thought, insight, interpretation, mental picture, apperception
1.a. Method of arrangement or manner of coordinating elements in literary or musical composition or in organized discourse. b. A particular type or example of such arrangement. c. The design, structure, or pattern of a work of art.
2.a. The essence of something. b. The mode in which a thing exists, acts, or manifests itself; kind.
To arrange in a coherent form, systematize, organize, codify, design, to be the constituent parts of, constitute, compose, comprise, make up, make,to create by shaping, adapting, or putting elements together make, build, construct, fabricate, fashion, forge, frame, model, manufacture, mold, produce, compose, assemble, block, cast, work, style, design, craft, knead.
1. The intrinsic or indispensable properties that serve to characterize or identify something.
2. The most important ingredient; the crucial element.
3. The inherent, unchanging nature of a thing or class of things.
4. Something that exists, especially a spiritual or incorporeal entity.
The most central and material part, heart, center, core, gist, gravamen, kernel, marrow, meat, nub, pith, quintessence, root, soul, spirit, stuff, substance, sum and substance, hub, interior, nucleus, axis, the inherent idea, imparted or expressed significance, import, intent, meaning, message, point, purport, sense, drift, intention, gist, main idea, purpose, a substance used alone or in combination to make something else, ingredient, fundamental, makings, raw material, staple, element, component.
1. To bring from latency to or toward fulfillment.
2.a. To expand or enlarge. b. To aid in the growth of; strengthen. c. To improve the quality of; refine.
3.a. To cause to become more complex or intricate; add detail and fullness to; elaborate. b. Music. To elaborate (a theme) with rhythmic and harmonic variations.
4.a. To bring into being gradually. b. To set forth or clarify by degrees.
5.a. To come to have gradually; acquire. b. To become affected with; contract.
6. To cause gradually to acquire a specific role, function, or form, as: a. To influence the behavior of toward a specific end. b. To cause (a tract of land) to serve a particular purpose. c. To make available and effective to fulfill a particular end or need. d. To convert or transform.
nourish, patronize, encourage, forward, guide, nurse along, promote, further, nurture, advance, to bring into existence, to foster the development of, cultivate, actualize, concretize, bear, create, generate, plant, produce, raise, rear, breed, to reach full development, mature, bloom, blossom, come of age, flower, fructify, grow up, season, to bring or come to full development, mature, age, grow, maturate, mellow, ripen, to bring into currency, use, or practice, introduce, break ground, coin, establish, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, pioneer, start, set up, import, To have something as a source, originate, arise, birth, come from, derive from, descend, emanate, emerge, flow, head, issue, proceed, rise, spring, sprout, stem, to take place, happen, befall, betide, to make manifest or noticeable feature, emphasize, bring out, display, focus on, illuminate, set off, spotlight, to come gradually to, have, acquire, accumulate, cultivate, get, grow, pick up, amass, obtain, attain, gain, procure, secure, to increase in magnitude or intensity intensify, build, heighten, magnify, strengthen.
1. Of or relating to the essential nature of a thing; inherent.
Of or relating to a basis, foundation, or elementary element, fundamental, basic, rudimental, underlying, foundational, primary, main, central, principle, constitutional, inherent, organic, Of or relating to the essential nature of a thing inherent, basic, elemental, innate, related to, characteristic of oneself as an individual personal, idiosyncratic, individual, individualistic, inner, interior, internal, intimate, intime (French), inward, own, particular, peculiar, private
1. Not to be dispensed with; essential.
2. Obligatory; unavoidable.
critical, crucial, integral, mandatory, necessary, pivotal, required, compulsory, requisite, vital, needed,
One that is indispensable.
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