verb
- to use or fill with jargon; to express in specialized or technical language that is difficult for others to understand
Usage: often used critically
Examples
- The lawyer tends to jargonize simple contracts, making them hard to read.
- Don’t jargonize your presentation—speak in plain English.
- The manual was so jargonized that customers couldn’t follow the instructions.
- She accused the consultant of jargonizing basic concepts to sound more important.
- The professor promised not to jargonize the lecture for undergraduate students.