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scan·dal·ize  audio  (skndl-z) KEY  

TRANSITIVE VERB:
scan·dal·ized , scan·dal·iz·ing , scan·dal·iz·es
  1. To offend the moral sensibilities of: a lurid incident that scandalized the whole town.
  2. Archaic To dishonor; disgrace.


OTHER FORMS:
scandal·i·zation   (--zshn) KEY  (Noun), scandal·izer (Noun)


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