scarify meaning

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scarify (verb): puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals.

scarify has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

scarify as a verb

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

    Type of: puncture

    Related forms: scar

  2. scratch the surface of
    • scarify seeds

    Type of: score

  3. break up
    • scarify soil

    Type of: loosen

Scrabble score: 15 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SC · words ending in FY · 7-letter words

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