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scar·i·fy1 (skăŕə-fī́)

[Middle English scarifien, from Old French scarifier, from Late Latin scarīficāre, alteration of Latin scarīfāre, from Greek skarīphāsthai, to sketch, scratch, from skarīphos, pencil, stylus.]

transitive verb: -fied, -fy·ing, -fies. 

    1. To make shallow cuts in (the skin), as when vaccinating.
    2. To create a design on (the skin) by means of shallow cuts that are sometimes rubbed with a colorant or irritant to enhance the resulting scar tissue.
  2. To break up the surface of (topsoil or pavement).
  3. To distress deeply, as with severe criticism; lacerate.
  4. Botany To slit or soften the outer coat of (seeds) in order to speed germination.

derivatives

scaŕi·fi·cátion
noun
scaŕi·fíer
noun
scar·i·fy2 (skâŕə-fī́)

transitive verb: -fied, -fy·ing, -fies. 

To scare.