Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jargonize

/ˈdʒɑːɹ.ɡə.naɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jar-gonize
IPA: /ˈdʒɑːɹ.ɡə.naɪz/

26

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To speak or write using jargon.

Intransitive verb

verb

To convert into jargon; to express using jargon.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"He provokes, inspires, pontificates and jargonizes unto "hegemony" and "archaic parental imagos.""
"[C]ontemporary BBC executives are far too busy jargonising to each other about delivery platforms and multichoice environments."
"But the committeemen were not to be diverted by the long-winded, jargonized explanations of the Nielsen modus operandi."
"You can jargonize many words by adding "ize" to the end of them."

Etymology

From jargon + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: jargon

Usage

Inflected Forms

jargonizes (present, singular) jargonizing (participle, present) jargonized (participle, past) jargonized (past) jargonise (alternative)

Derived Forms

jargonization unjargonized

Questions

How do you pronounce jargonize?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdʒɑːɹ.ɡə.naɪz/.
What does jargonize mean?: To speak or write using jargon.
Where does jargonize come from?: From jargon + -ize.

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