Definitions for scarify
ˈskær əˌfaɪscar·i·fy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. scarifyverb

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

   "The men in some African tribes scarify their faces"

2. scarifyverb

   scratch the surface of

   "scarify seeds"

3. scarifyverb

   break up

   "scarify soil"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. scarifyverb

   To scar.

2. scarifyverb

   Denude, or lay waste to.

3. scarifyverb

   To remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn, to de-thatch.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To SCARIFYverb

   To let blood by incisions of the skin, commonly after the application of cupping-glasses.

   Etymology: scarifico, Lat. scarifier, Fr.

   Washing the salts out of the eschar, and scarifying it, I dressed it. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.

   You quarter foul language upon me, without knowing whether I deserve to be cupped and scarified at this rate. Spectator.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. scarify

   Scarification involves scratching, etching, burning/branding, or superficially cutting designs, pictures, or words into the skin as a permanent body modification or body art. The body modification can take roughly 6–12 months to heal. In the process of body scarification, scars are purposely formed by cutting or branding the skin by various methods (sometimes using further sequential aggravating wound-healing methods at timed intervals, like irritation). Scarification is sometimes called cicatrization (from the French equivalent).

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Scarifyverb

   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. Scarifyverb

   to stir the surface soil of, as a field

3. Etymology: [F. scarifier, L. scarificare, scarifare, fr. Gr. to scratch up, fr. a pointed instrument.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Scarify

   skar′i-fī, v.t. to scratch or slightly cut the skin, to make small cuts with a lancet, so as to draw blood: to loosen and stir together the soil: to harrow the feelings:—pa.t. and pa.p. scar′ifīed.—ns. Scarificā′tion, act of scarifying; Scarificā′tor, an instrument with several lancets for scarifying or making slight incisions in the operation of cupping; Scar′ifier, one who scarifies: an instrument used for scarifying the soil, esp. a grubber with prongs. [Fr. scarifier—L. scarificāre, -ātum—Gr. skariphasthai—skariphos, an etching tool.]

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1. • Loosen
   • Puncture
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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of scarify in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of scarify in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=scarify
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Scarify
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=scarify
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarify
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scarify
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=scarify