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Definition of scarify

puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals; "The men in some African tribes scarify their faces"
break up; "scarify soil"
scratch the surface of; "scarify seeds"

Derivational Morphology: scar, cicatrix, cicatrice

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