Syn. -- To defame; traduce; reproach; slander; calumniate; asperse;
vilify; disgrace.
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.