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.

Origin of jargonize

1
First recorded in 1795–1805; jargon1 + -ize
  • Also especially British, jar·gon·ise .

Other words from jargonize

  • jar·gon·i·za·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for jargonize

jargonize

jargonise

/ (ˈdʒɑːɡəˌnaɪz) /


verb
  1. (tr) to translate into jargon

  2. (intr) to talk in jargon

Derived forms of jargonize

  • jargonization or jargonisation, noun

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