Roget

name, verb

name, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 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. 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. 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.

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