\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.