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scarify

/ scarify /

verb

verb Sense 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

Derived:

scar cicatrix cicatrice

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 2

break up

"scarify soil"

Type of:

loosen

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 3

scratch the surface of

"scarify seeds"

Type of:

score nock mark

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

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