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to jargonize

to jargonize

8.9
Use technical words that make it hard for others to understand
  • verb
  • /ˈdʒɑrɡəˌnaɪz/
translation icon : jargonizar
  • Avoiding the tendency to jargonize, he used simple language to explain complex concepts to his audience.

Examples

  • In her presentation, she did not want to jargonize the information so that everyone could understand the topic easily.

  • As an insurance policy, citing the pertinent literature helps reviewers accept for publication those articles that are most woven into the jargonized literature in the field.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The professor tended to jargonize his lectures, making it hard for students to follow his points.

Synonyms

to obfuscate
vsto jargonize
  • Formal
17 9.1

To make facts or information unclear on purpose

uses technical or specialized language that confuses people outside the field

Antonyms

to clarify
248 3.3

To make something clear so others can understand it

to simplify
99 2.5

Make something easier to understand or use

How Complex

to jargonize
8.9
to explain
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

jargonize infinitive
jargonized past
jargonized past participle
jargonizing present participle
jargonizes third person singular

Morphology

jargonize = jargon (transparent) = jargon + ize

The verb is formed by the productive verb-forming suffix '-ize' added to the noun 'jargon', yielding 'to make or render into jargon', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word jargonize comes from jargon, a word that once meant 'babble' or a 'special language' that people outside a group do not understand, and the ending -ize means 'make' or 'turn into'. So to jargonize something is to fill it with technical words and make it hard for others to understand.