jargonize

[ jahr-guh-nahyz ]

verb (used without object)

, jar·gon·ized, jar·gon·iz·ing.

1. to talk jargon or a jargon.

verb (used with object)

, jar·gon·ized, jar·gon·iz·ing.

1. to translate into jargon.

jargonize

/ ˈdʒɑːɡəˌnaɪz /

verb

1. tr to translate into jargon
2. intr to talk in jargon

Derived Forms

• ˌjargoniˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• jargon·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of jargonize¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; jargon ¹ + -ize