Thesaurus: scarify

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1. 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.
2. v. t. To stir the surface soil of, as a field.
3. v. puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals
4. v. scratch the surface of
5. v. break up
6. 1. 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. 2. (Agric.) To stir the surface soil of, as a field.
7. v:100 v. puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals v. scratch the surface of v. break up