Etymology

scandalize

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Today it means: To cause great offense to (someone); to shock with something scandalous. Full definition →

Latin scandalizō ← Ancient Greek σκανδαλίζω
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scandalize · verb1

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσκανδαλίζω
  2. Latin · borrowed fromscandalizō
  3. English todayscandalize

From Latin scandalizō, from Ancient Greek σκανδαλίζω (skandalízō). By surface analysis, scandal + -ize.

scandalize · verb2

From scantle.

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