Scarify Definition & Meaning

scarify
verb
  1. puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals; "The men in some African tribes scarify their faces"
  2. scratch the surface of; "scarify seeds"
  3. break up; "scarify soil"

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