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jargonise

jargonise is the alternative form of jargonize.

Meaning of jargonize

Verb

jargonize (third-person singular simple present jargonizes, present participle jargonizing, simple past and past participle jargonized)

  1. (intransitive) To speak or write using jargon.
    • He provokes, inspires, pontificates and jargonizes unto "hegemony" and "archaic parental imagos."1982 Jan. 14, John Leonard, "Books of the Times" (book review of The Age of Desire by Joel Kovel), New York Times (retrieved 29 Nov 2012)
  2. (transitive) To convert into jargon; to express using jargon.
    • But the committeemen were not to be diverted by the long-winded, jargonized explanations of the Nielsen modus operandi.1963 April 12, “Television: Selling Confusion”, in Time

Forms of jargonise

third-person singular presentjargonises
present participlejargonising
past participlejargonised
pastjargonised

Origin of jargonise

From jargon + -ise.

Questions about jargonise

What is jargonise the alternative form of?
Jargonise is the alternative form of jargonize.

Words near jargonise in the dictionary

  1. jargoniest
  2. jargoning
  3. jargonings
  4. jargonisation
  5. jargonisations
  6. jargonise
  7. jargonised
  8. jargonises
  9. jargonish
  10. jargonising
  11. jargonist

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