Scarify

Definition:

  • (v. t.) To scratch or cut the skin of; esp. (Med.), to make small incisions in, by means of a lancet or scarificator, so as to draw blood from the smaller vessels without opening a large vein.
  • (v. t.) To stir the surface soil of, as a field.

Compare scarify with other words:

fulminate vs. scarify

scarify vs. scorify

lawn vs. scarify

scarify vs. thatch

scar vs. scarify

sax vs. scarify