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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Scandalize \Scan"dal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scandalized; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Scandalizing.] [F. scandaliser, L.
     scandalizare, from Gr. skandali`zein.]
     1. To offend the feelings or the conscience of (a person) by
        some action which is considered immoral or criminal; to
        bring shame, disgrace, or reproach upon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I demand who they are whom we scandalize by using
              harmless things.                      --Hooker.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The congregation looked on in silence, the better
              class scandalized, and the lower orders, some
              laughing, others backing the soldier or the
              minister, as their fancy dictated.    --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To reproach; to libel; to defame; to slander.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To tell his tale might be interpreted into
              scandalizing the order.               --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Scandalize \Scan"dal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scandalized; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Scandalizing.] [F. scandaliser, L.
     scandalizare, from Gr. skandali`zein.]
     1. To offend the feelings or the conscience of (a person) by
        some action which is considered immoral or criminal; to
        bring shame, disgrace, or reproach upon.
  
              I demand who they are whom we scandalize by using
              harmless things.                      --Hooker.
  
              The congregation looked on in silence, the better
              class scandalized, and the lower orders, some
              laughing, others backing the soldier or the
              minister, as their fancy dictated.    --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
  
     2. To reproach; to libel; to defame; to slander.
  
              To tell his tale might be interpreted into
              scandalizing the order.               --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  scandalize
       v : strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior
           of this married woman shocked her friends" [syn: shock,
            offend, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  scandalize
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To cause great offense to (someone).
     2 (lb en transitive) To reproach.
     3 (lb en transitive) To disgrace.
     4 (lb en transitive) To libel.
     vb.
     (lb en nautical) To reduce the area and efficiency of a sail by
  expedient means (e.g. slacking the peak and tricing up the tack) without
  properly reefing, thus slowing boat speed.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  scandalize
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To cause great offense to (someone).
     2 (lb en transitive) To reproach.
     3 (lb en transitive) To disgrace.
     4 (lb en transitive) To libel.
     vb.
     (lb en nautical) To reduce the area and efficiency of a sail by
  expedient means (e.g. slacking the peak and tricing up the tack) without
  properly reefing, thus slowing boat speed.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  scandalize
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To cause great offense to (someone).
     2 (lb en transitive) To reproach.
     3 (lb en transitive) To disgrace.
     4 (lb en transitive) To libel.
     vb.
     (lb en nautical) To reduce the area and efficiency of a sail by
  expedient means (e.g. slacking the peak and tricing up the tack) without
  properly reefing, thus slowing boat speed.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  scandalize
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To cause great offense to (someone).
     2 (lb en transitive) To reproach.
     3 (lb en transitive) To disgrace.
     4 (lb en transitive) To libel.
     vb.
     (lb en nautical) To reduce the area and efficiency of a sail by
  expedient means (e.g. slacking the peak and tricing up the tack) without
  properly reefing, thus slowing boat speed.

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  scandalize
     Engelska vb.
     skandalisera

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Scandalize /skˈandəlˌaɪz/
  روّع

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  scandalize /skˈandəlˌaɪz/ 
  pohoršovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  scandalize /skˈandəlˌaɪz/ 
  skandalizovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  scandalize /skˈandəlˌaɪz/ 
  šokovat

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  scandalize /skˈandəlˌaɪz/ 
   [eAm.] jdn. schockieren 
        "be scandalized by sth."  - von etw. schockiert sein
     Synonym: scandalise sb.
  
   see: scandalizing, scandalising, scandalized, scandalised
  

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  scandalize /skˈandəlˌaɪz/ 
  1. दुखी करना
        "He scandalized his wife by giving divorce."

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  scandalize, scandalise /ˈskændəlaɪz/ 
    gorszyć

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈskændəˌɫaɪz/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "scandalize":
     affront, asperse, calumniate, defame, denigrate, disturb, gall,
     horrify, libel, offend, outrage, rankle, scandal, shock, slander,
     slur, smear, upset
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 令人愤慨,令人觉得可耻,令人丢脸;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 使生反感,使震惊,诽谤

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