"scandalise" meaning in English

See scandalise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: scandalises [present, singular, third-person], scandalising [participle, present], scandalised [participle, past], scandalised [past]
Etymology: From scandal + -ise. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|scandal|ise}} scandal + -ise Head templates: {{en-verb}} scandalise (third-person singular simple present scandalises, present participle scandalising, simple past and past participle scandalised)
  1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of scandalize. Tags: UK, alt-of, nonstandard Alternative form of: scandalize
    Sense id: en-scandalise-en-verb-pOCL2XSn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ise, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 64 21 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 29 13

Inflected forms

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