scarify

Other forms: scarified; scarifying; scarifies

Definitions of scarify
  1. verb
    puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals
    “The men in some African tribes scarify their faces”
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    type of:
    puncture
    pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
  2. verb
    break up
    “scarify soil”
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    type of:
    loosen
    make less dense
  3. verb
    scratch the surface of
    “scarify seeds”
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    type of:
    mark, nock, score
    make small marks into the surface of
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