LIFTED (7 letters) The term 'plagiarized, informally' can be described by two crossword solutions: 'cribbed' and 'LIFTED'. Cribbed is defined as to take or copy from another source without permission or acknowledgment. It is derived from the verb 'to crib', which means to copy or plagiarize. On the other hand, LIFTED is defined as to take or copy without permission or acknowledgment. This term is derived from the verb 'to lift', which means to take something without permission. Both terms are used to describe the act of plagiarism, which is the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.