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 [jahr-guh-nahyz]  

jar·gon·ize

   [jahr-guh-nahyz] verb, -ized, -iz·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to talk jargon or a jargon.
verb (used with object)
2.
to translate into jargon.

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Also, especially British, jar·gon·ise.

Origin:
1795–1805; jargon1 + -ize

Related forms
jar·gon·i·za·tion, noun
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jargonize or jargonise (ˈdʒɑːɡəˌnaɪz)
 
—vb
1.  (tr) to translate into jargon
2.  (intr) to talk in jargon
 
jargonise or jargonise
 
—vb
 
jargoni'zation or jargonise
 
—n
 
jargoni'sation or jargonise
 
—n

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