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scarify - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'scarify' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Scarify [ v. t.]
- To scratch or cut the skin of; esp. (Med.), to make small incisions in, by means of a lancet or scarificator, so as to draw blood from the smaller vessels without opening a large vein.
- To stir the surface soil of, as a field.

Meaning of 'scarify' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . scarify [ v]
Meaning (1):
- scratch the surface of
Example in sentence:
  • scarify seeds
Meaning (2):
- break up
Example in sentence:
  • scarify soil
Meaning (3):
- puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals
Example in sentence:
  • The men in some African tribes scarify their faces