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scarify

verb

1 scarify

Puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals.

Roget 830: cause pain, occasion pain, give pain, bring pain, induce pain, produce pain, create pain, inflict pain etc. 828; pain, hurt, wound.    pinch, ... show more

Roget 257: notch, nick, cut, dent, indent, jag, scarify, scotch, crimp, scallop, scollop, crenulate, vandyke.   

Dutch: verticuteren

2 scarify

Scratch the surface of.

3 scarify

Break up.


Moby thesaurus: Vandyke, agonize, assail, attack, blaze, blaze a trail, blemish, blister, bloody, blotch, brand, castigate, chalk, chalk up, check, check off, chop, cicatrize, claw, convulse ... show more.

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