scandalise /ˈskændəlaɪz/ verb5 •To cause great offense to (someone); to shock with something scandalous.Overhearing the lewd joke, the dowager gave a scandalized gasp. •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.The mainsail was "scandalised" - a nautical mode of describing a sail reefed at both ends[.] — 1887 •(no longer used) To libel; to create scandal about (someone or something). •(no longer used) To disgrace. •(no longer used) To reproach. formsscandalised · scandalising · scandalises