Scandal \Scan"dal\, v. t.

1. To treat opprobriously; to defame; to asperse; to traduce; to slander. [R.]

I do fawn on men and hug them hard And after scandal them. --Shak.

2. To scandalize; to offend. [Obs.]

--Bp. Story.

Syn: To defame; traduce; reproach; slander; calumniate; asperse; vilify; disgrace.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)