scandalize
[ skan-dl-ahyz ]
/ ˈskæn dlˌaɪz /
verb (used with object), scan·dal·ized, scan·dal·iz·ing.
to shock or horrify by something considered immoral or improper.
Nautical.
to spill the wind from or reduce the exposed area of (a sail) in an unusual manner.
Also
especially British,
scan·dal·ise.
Origin of scandalize
OTHER WORDS FROM scandalize
scan·dal·i·za·tion, noun scan·dal·iz·er, noun un·scan·dal·ized, adjectiveWords nearby scandalize
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scanderbeg
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British Dictionary definitions for scandalize
scandalize
scandalise
/ (ˈskændəˌlaɪz) /
verb
(tr)
to shock, as by improper behaviour