scarify

[ScarĀ·i*fy]

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

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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.

Verb
puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals; "The men in some African tribes scarify their faces"

Verb
break up; "scarify soil"

Verb
scratch the surface of; "scarify seeds"


v. t.
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.

v. t.
To stir the surface soil of, as a field.


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.

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.

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