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Verb: scarify  'skeh-ru`fI
  1. Puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals
    "The men in some African tribes scarify their faces"
     
  2. Scratch the surface of
    "scarify seeds"
     
  3. Break up
    "scarify soil"

Derived forms: scarified, scarifies, scarifying

See also: scar

Type of: loosen, mark, nock, puncture, score

Nearest

scarey
scarf
scarf bandage
scarf joint
scarf out
Scarface
scarfpin
Scaridae
scarification
scarifier
scarify
scarily
scariness
scarious
scarlatina
scarlet
scarlet bugler
scarlet bush
scarlet clematis
scarlet cup
scarlet fever