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Definition of scandalize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

scandalize

verb

NAmE//ˈskændlˌaɪz//

scandalize somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they scandalize

he / she / it scandalizes

past simple scandalized

-ing form scandalizing

to do something that people find very shocking synonym outrage She scandalized her family with her extravagant lifestyle.

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