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jargonizes

jargonizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

Questions about jargonizes

What is jargonizes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Jargonizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of jargonize.

Words near jargonizes in the dictionary

  1. jargonium
  2. jargonization
  3. jargonizations
  4. jargonize
  5. jargonized
  6. jargonizes
  7. jargonizing
  8. jargonless
  9. jargons
  10. jargony
  11. jargoon

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