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scarify

DEFINITIONS OF: scarify

1

v puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals

“The men in some African tribes scarify their faces”
Type of:
puncture
pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into

v break up

“scarify soil”
Type of:
loosen
make less dense

v scratch the surface of

“scarify seeds”
Type of:
mark, nock, score
make small marks into the surface of
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