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scarify |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scarify \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: scarify v 1: puncture the skin, as for example, in some African cultures; for ritual purposes 2: scar (the body) in certain cultures; "Some African tribes scarify their faces" 3: scratch the surface of "scarify seeds" 4: break up of soil
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