Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Take and use the thoughts, inventions, etc. of another person as one’s own.

Plagiarise

The one-word substitute for the given group of words is plagiarise.

• Copyright refers to the exclusive legal right to reproduce, distribute, perform, display, or create derivative works from a literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic work.
• Compose refers to create (a piece of music, writing, or other work).
• Produce refers to create (something, especially a play, film, or record) or bring (something) into existence.
• Plagiarise refers to use (someone else's work) without giving credit to the original author, as if it were your own.

Plagiarise is the most appropriate word for this group of words because it specifically refers to the act of taking and using the thoughts, inventions, etc. of another person as one's own. The other words do not have the same connotation of deception or dishonesty.v