Scarify Definition

skărə-fī
scarified, scarifies, scarifying
verb
To make a series of small, superficial incisions or punctures in (the skin), as in surgery.
Webster's New World
To criticize sharply; make cutting remarks to or about.
Webster's New World
To create a design on (the skin) by means of shallow cuts that are sometimes rubbed with a colorant or irritant to enhance the resulting scar tissue.
American Heritage
To loosen or stir (the topsoil)
Webster's New World
To distress deeply, as with severe criticism; lacerate.
American Heritage
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Origin of Scarify

  • Middle English scarifien from Old French scarifier from Late Latin scarīficāre alteration of Latin scarīfāre from Greek skarīphāsthai to sketch, scratch from skarīphos pencil, stylus skrībh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Scarify Sentence Examples

  • Lawns and meadows In many colder areas, t his month is the last opportunity to scarify lawns and meadows In many colder areas, t his month is the last opportunity to scarify lawns.

  • To increase drought tolerance, scarify the lawn in autumn to remove thatch build-up.

  • Prepare, clean and scarify the recipient site then create a flap at least 2.5 times wider than the defect on an adjacent site.

  • Scarify with rakes to maintain an open sward to allow the germination of seedlings.

  • Scarify to remove unwanted material, spike and top-dress, seed in sparse patches.

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SSCSCA

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YFYIFY

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