Home › Words › P › patchwritingpatchwritingpatchwriting means A form of plagiarism in which material by various writers is combined.EtymologyFrom patch + writing.nounA form of plagiarism in which material by various writers is combined.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.patching 63% match — The act of one who patches. vs patchwriting →patchwork 62% match — A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole. vs patchwriting →cannibalized 58% match — Patched together from pieces taken from elsewhere. vs patchwriting →autoplagiarism 57% match — The republishing or resubmitting of one's own work as if it were original. vs patchwriting →consarcination 57% match — A patching together; patchwork. vs patchwriting →piecing 56% match — A patch. vs patchwriting →plagiarisation 56% match — Synonym of plagiarism. vs patchwriting →plagiarism 56% match — Copying of another person's ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plagiarizing. vs patchwriting →