scandalize.
To cause great offense to (someone); to shock with something scandalous.
Meaning & usage
To cause great offense to (someone); to shock with something scandalous.
Overhearing the lewd joke, the dowager gave a scandalized gasp.
To reproach.
To disgrace.
To libel; to create scandal about (someone or something).
Where this word comes from
From Latin scandalizō, from Ancient Greek σκανδαλίζω (skandalízō). By surface analysis, scandal + -ize.
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.
Where this word comes from
From scantle.
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