Explanation:

- The group of words "take and use the thoughts, inventions, etc. of another person as one's own" describes an act.

- Plagiarise:

- This means to copy or steal someone else's work as one's own.

- It's the correct one-word substitute for the description.

- Copyright:

- This grants legal protection to the creators of original works.

- It does not mean taking someone else's work.

- Compose:

- Means to create or write an original piece of work.

- Opposite of using someone else’s ideas.

- Produce:

- Refers to the act of making or manufacturing.

- Not related to using others' thoughts or inventions without credit.