Definitions from Wiktionary (scarify)

▸ verb:  (horticulture) To remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn, to dethatch.
▸ verb:  To make scratches or cuts on.
▸ verb:  (horticulture) 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.
▸ verb:  To break up, loosen, or roughen the surface of a field or road or a hard surface.
▸ verb:  To scratch, etch, burn, or cut designs into one's skin as a form of body modification.
▸ verb:  To harrow the feelings.
▸ verb:  (obsolete or nonstandard) To scar.
▸ verb:  (obsolete or nonstandard) Denude, or lay waste to.
▸ verb:  (uncommon) To frighten; to scare, to terrify.




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