scan·dal·ize

[skan-dl-ahyz]
verb (used with object), scan·dal·ized, scan·dal·iz·ing.
1.
to shock or horrify by something considered immoral or improper.
2.
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:
1480–90; < Late Latin scandalizāre < Late Greek skandalízein. See scandal, -ize

scan·dal·i·za·tion, noun
scan·dal·iz·er, noun
un·scan·dal·ized, adjective
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scandalize or scandalise (ˈskændəˌlaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
(tr) to shock, as by improper behaviour
 
scandalise or scandalise
 
vb
 
scandali'zation or scandalise
 
n
 
scandali'sation or scandalise
 
n
 
'scandalizer or scandalise
 
n
 
'scandaliser or scandalise
 
n

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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
Example sentences
The prime object now is not to scandalize but to establish firmly a merchant marine.
In fact, he seems to have gone out of his way to scandalize and offend the local people.
Any behavior that tends to disturb the public peace or decorum, scandalize the community, or shock the public sense of morality.
These, if not suppressed, easily scandalize and injure those who are witnesses of them.
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