Defenition of the word scarify

• Defenition of the word scarify

  • puncture the skin, as, for example, in some African cultures; for ritual purposes
  • break up, of soil
  • scratch the surface of; "scarify seeds"
  • scar (the body) in certain cultures; "Some African tribes scarify their faces"
  • puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals; "The men in some African tribes scarify their faces"
  • break up; "scarify soil"
  • puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals
  • break up
  • scratch the surface of

Hypernyms for the word scarify

• • loosen
  • mark
  • nock
  • pit
  • pock
  • puncture
  • scar
  • score

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