scarify en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈskæ.ɹɪˌfaɪ/ (UK)
- /ˈskɑː.ɹɪˌfaɪ/ (UK)
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Etymology
From French scarifier, from Late Latin scarificāre, from Latin scarifāre (“to scarify”), from Ancient Greek σκαριφᾶσθαι (skariphâsthai, “scratch”), from σκάριφος (skáriphos, “writing, drawing, sketching”). Unrelated to scar.
Meanings
- To remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn, to dethatch.
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To make scratches or cuts on.
A combing tool is used to scarify, cross-scratch, or score the surface of a scratch coat or undercoat of plaster.
- To make scratches or cuts on. ▸ To damage the testa (seed coat) of a seed by cutting, scraping, chemicals, hot water, or fire to allow permeation of water and faster germination.
- To make scratches or cuts on. ▸ To break up, loosen, or roughen the surface of a field or road or a hard surface.
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To make scratches or cuts on. ▸ To scratch, etch, burn, or cut designs into one's skin as a form of body modification.
Stan tried to scarify his neck with a rope His plan kinda failed, but it would've been dope
2008, Neil Cicierega, “Modify”, in View-Monster, performed by Lemon Demon:
- (figuratively) To harrow the feelings.
- (nonstandard, obsolete) To scar.
- (nonstandard, obsolete) Denude, or lay waste to.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| scarifying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| scarified | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| scarified | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| scarifies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (8)
ca esterrossar (to remove thatch) · bg разрохквам (to break up, loosen or roughen a surface) · mi karawhaea (to break up, loosen or roughen a surface) · nl verticuteren (to remove thatch) · es escarificar (to remove thatch) · pl skaryfikować (to break up, loosen or roughen a surface) · pt escarificar (to remove thatch) · pl skaryfikować (to remove thatch)