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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.
Also, especially British, jar⋅gon⋅ise.


Origin:
1795–1805; jargon 1 + -ize


jar⋅gon⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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jar·gon·ize   (jär'gə-nīz')   
v.   jar·gon·ized, jar·gon·iz·ing, jar·gon·iz·es

v.   tr.
To translate into jargon.
v.   intr.
To talk or write jargon.
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