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Webster 1913 Edition
Scarify
Scar′i-fy
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Scarified
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Scarifying
.] [F.
scarifier
, L. scarificare
, scarifare
, fr. Gr. [GREEK] to scratch up, fr. [GREEK] a pointed instrument.] 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Scarify
SCAR'IFY
,Verb.
T.
To scratch or cut the skin of an animal, or to make small incisions by means of a lancet or cupping instrument, so as to draw blood from the smaller vessels without opening a large vein.
Definition 2024
scarify
scarify
English
Verb
scarify (third-person singular simple present scarifies, present participle scarifying, simple past and past participle scarified)
- (obsolete or nonstandard) To scar.
- (obsolete or nonstandard) Denude, or lay waste to.
- (horticulture) To remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn, to dethatch.
- (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.
Translations
to remove thatch
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