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Scarify

Scarify Meaning & Definition
Scarify Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Scarify?

[v] puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals; "The men in some African tribes scarify their faces"
[v] break up, of soil
[v] scratch the surface of; "scarify seeds"

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See Also | loosen | mark | nock | puncture | score

Scarify In Webster's Dictionary

\Scar"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scarified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scarifying}.] [F. scarifier, L. scarificare, scarifare, fr. Gr. ? to scratch up, fr. ? a pointed instrument.] 1. 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. 2. (Agric.) To stir the surface soil of, as a field.

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