scarify
(verb) puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals; “The men in some African tribes scarify their faces”
scarify
(verb) break up; “scarify soil”
scarify
(verb) scratch the surface of; “scarify seeds”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
scarify (third-person singular simple present scarifies, present participle scarifying, simple past and past participle scarified)
(horticulture) To remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn, to dethatch.
To make scratches or cuts on.
(horticulture) To damage the testa (seed coat) of a seed by cutting, scraping, chemicals, hot water, or fire to allow permeation of water and faster germination.
To break up, loosen, or roughen the surface of a field or road or a hard surface.
To harrow the feelings.
(obsolete or nonstandard) To scar.
(obsolete or nonstandard) Denude, or lay waste to.
• sacrify
Source: Wiktionary
Scar"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scarified; p. pr. & vb. n. Scarifying.] Etym: [F. scarifier, L. scarificare, scarifare, fr. Gr.
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.)
Definition: To stir the surface soil of, as a field.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 March 2025
(noun) chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
