Roget
name, verb
name, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To use a thesaurus; to look for synonyms; to suggest synonyms. nonstandard
"In fact many times we can hear the clatter of the thesaurus Rogeting to the rescue."
- 2 To use or to mention synonyms; (often) to replace words in a text with synonyms in order to disguise plagiarism. nonstandard
"Mr Sadler added that he had “seen quite a bit” of “Roget-ing”, which he described as “disguising plagiarism by substituting synonyms, one word at a time with no attempt to understand either the source or target text”."
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"In fact many times we can hear the clatter of the thesaurus Rogeting to the rescue."
Etymology
Eponymous, named after Peter Mark Roget (1779–1869)'s 1805 thesaurus.