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Definition of Scandalize
1. Verb. Strike with disgust or revulsion. "The performance is likely to scandalize Sue"; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
Generic synonyms: Churn Up, Disgust, Nauseate, Revolt, Sicken
Derivative terms: Offensive, Offensive, Offensive, Outrage, Outrage, Outrage, Scandal, Scandal, Scandalisation, Scandal, Scandal, Scandalization, Shock, Shocker
Definition of Scandalize
1. v. t. 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.
Definition of Scandalize
1. Verb. To shock someone. ¹
2. Verb. To be offensive to someone. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scandalize
1. [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scandalize
Literary usage of Scandalize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Plea for a new English version of the Scriptures, by a licentiate of the by David Johnston (1864)
"As scandalize is the best representative of ... Any obscurity supposed to
characterize either scandal or scandalize, would speedily disappear, ..."
2. Christian missions: their agents, their method, and their results by Thomas William M. Marshall (1862)
"... the Mexican people, innocent of the crimes which scandalize without corrupting
them, are still .Catholic in their inmost heart, still preserved by the ..."
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