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scarifying
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.scarifying (ˈskɛərɪˌfaɪɪŋ) adj1. critical2. informal frighteningscarifying1. A technique of removing thatch (moss and dead grass that builds up in grassed areas) using a rake or powered scarifier.2. A seed treatment where the seed coat is abraded to promote speedy water absorption and, thus, quicker germination.Translationsscarifying
scarifying[′skär·ə‚fī·iŋ] (agriculture) A process that is usually preceded by hulling in which hard seeds are scratched to facilitate water absorption and speed germination. MedicalSeescarify |