Definition of Scarify
Scarify
scar·i·fy
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(verb)
(of medicine) make incisions or small cuts;
e.g. The nurse has to scarify a patch of skin to prep it for vaccination.
(verb)
(of lawn, soil, or pavement) to cut, dig up, or loosen the ground or surface;
e.g. I watched him gently scarify a patch of grass to place the golf ball.
(verb)
to lacerate with severe criticisms;
e.g. He had scarified her confidence with all his critical remarks.
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