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scarify
scar·i·fy 1 S0125500 (skăr′ə-fī′)tr.v. scar·i·fied, scar·i·fy·ing, scar·i·fies 1. a. To make shallow cuts in (the skin), as when vaccinating.b. To create a design on (the skin) by means of shallow cuts that are sometimes rubbed with a colorant or irritant to enhance the resulting scar tissue.2. To break up the surface of (topsoil or pavement).3. To distress deeply, as with severe criticism; lacerate.4. Botany To slit or soften the outer coat of (seeds) in order to speed germination.
[Middle English scarifien, from Old French scarifier, from Late Latin scarīficāre, alteration of Latin scarīfāre, from Greek skarīphāsthai, to sketch, scratch, from skarīphos, pencil, stylus; see skrībh- in Indo-European roots.]
scar′i·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.scar′i·fi′er n.
scar·i·fy 2 S0125600 (skâr′ə-fī′)tr.v. scar·i·fied, scar·i·fy·ing, scar·i·fies To scare.scarify (ˈskɛərɪˌfaɪ; ˈskærɪ-) vb (tr) , -fies, -fying or -fied1. (Surgery) surgery to make tiny punctures or superficial incisions in (the skin or other tissue), as for inoculating2. (Agriculture) agriculture a. to break up and loosen (soil) to a shallow depthb. to scratch or abrade the outer surface of (seeds) to increase water absorption or hasten germination3. to wound with harsh criticism[C15: via Old French from Latin scarīfāre to scratch open, from Greek skariphasthai to draw, from skariphos a pencil] ˌscarifiˈcation n ˈscariˌfier n
scarify (ˈskɛərɪˌfaɪ) vb, -fies, -fying or -fied (tr) informal to make scared; frighten[C18: from scare + -ify] ˈscariˌfyingly advUsage: Scarify is sometimes wrongly thought to mean the same as scare: a frightening (not scarifying) filmscar•i•fy (ˈskær əˌfaɪ)
v.t. -fied, -fy•ing. 1. to make scratches or superficial incisions in, as in vaccination. 2. to wound with severe criticism. 3. to hasten the sprouting of (hard-covered seeds) by making incisions in the seed coats. 4. to loosen and break up the surface of (soil or pavement). [1400–50; < Middle French scarifier < Late Latin scarīficāre, alter. of Latin scarīfāre, scarīphāre < Greek skarīphâsthai to sketch, derivative of skárīphos stylus] scar`i•fi•ca′tion, n. scar′i•fi`er, n. scarify - From Greek skariphasthai, "to scratch an outline," it now means "to break up the surface of."See also related terms for outline.scarify
Past participle: scarified
Gerund: scarifying
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| I scarify | | you scarify | | he/she/it scarifies | | we scarify | | you scarify | | they scarify |
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| I scarified | | you scarified | | he/she/it scarified | | we scarified | | you scarified | | they scarified |
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| I am scarifying | | you are scarifying | | he/she/it is scarifying | | we are scarifying | | you are scarifying | | they are scarifying |
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| I have scarified | | you have scarified | | he/she/it has scarified | | we have scarified | | you have scarified | | they have scarified |
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| I was scarifying | | you were scarifying | | he/she/it was scarifying | | we were scarifying | | you were scarifying | | they were scarifying |
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| I had scarified | | you had scarified | | he/she/it had scarified | | we had scarified | | you had scarified | | they had scarified |
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| I will scarify | | you will scarify | | he/she/it will scarify | | we will scarify | | you will scarify | | they will scarify |
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| I will have scarified | | you will have scarified | | he/she/it will have scarified | | we will have scarified | | you will have scarified | | they will have scarified |
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| I will be scarifying | | you will be scarifying | | he/she/it will be scarifying | | we will be scarifying | | you will be scarifying | | they will be scarifying |
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| I have been scarifying | | you have been scarifying | | he/she/it has been scarifying | | we have been scarifying | | you have been scarifying | | they have been scarifying |
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| I will have been scarifying | | you will have been scarifying | | he/she/it will have been scarifying | | we will have been scarifying | | you will have been scarifying | | they will have been scarifying |
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| I had been scarifying | | you had been scarifying | | he/she/it had been scarifying | | we had been scarifying | | you had been scarifying | | they had been scarifying |
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| I would scarify | | you would scarify | | he/she/it would scarify | | we would scarify | | you would scarify | | they would scarify |
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| I would have scarified | | you would have scarified | | he/she/it would have scarified | | we would have scarified | | you would have scarified | | they would have scarified |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | scarify - puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals; "The men in some African tribes scarify their faces"puncture - pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into; "puncture a tire" | | 2. | scarify - scratch the surface of; "scarify seeds"nock, score, mark - make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it" | | 3. | scarify - break up; "scarify soil"loosen - make less dense; "loosen the soil" |
scarify 1verbTo criticize harshly and devastatingly:blister, drub, excoriate, flay, lash, rip into, scathe, scorch, score, scourge, slap, slash.Informal: roast.Slang: slam.Idioms: burn someone's ears, crawl all over, pin someone's ears back, put someone on the griddle, put someone on the hot seat, rake over the coals, read the riot act to.
scarify 2verbTo fill with fear:affright, alarm, frighten, panic, scare, startle, terrify, terrorize.Archaic: fright.Idioms: make one's blood run cold, make one's hair stand on end, scare silly, scare the daylights out of.Translationsscarify
scarifyTo roughen a surface by sanding or some other technique, in order to improve adhesion of paint.scarify
scar·i·fy (skar'i-fī), This word has no relation, etymologically or semantically, to scar.To produce scarification.scarify (skăr′ə-fī′)tr.v. scari·fied, scari·fying, scari·fies 1. a. To make shallow cuts in (the skin), as when vaccinating.b. To create a design on (the skin) by means of shallow cuts that are sometimes rubbed with a colorant or irritant to enhance the resulting scar tissue.2. To break up the surface of (topsoil or pavement).3. To distress deeply, as with severe criticism; lacerate.4. Botany To slit or soften the outer coat of (seeds) in order to speed germination.
scar′i·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.scar′i·fi′er n.scar·i·fy (skahr'i-fī) To produce scarification by cutting the skin. scarify
Related to scarify: sacrificeSynonyms for scarifyverb to criticize harshly and devastatinglySynonyms- blister
- drub
- excoriate
- flay
- lash
- rip into
- scathe
- scorch
- score
- scourge
- slap
- slash
- roast
- slam
verb to fill with fearSynonyms- affright
- alarm
- frighten
- panic
- scare
- startle
- terrify
- terrorize
- fright
Words related to scarifyverb puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or ritualsRelated Wordsverb scratch the surface ofRelated Wordsverb break upRelated Words |