'Scarifying' definitions:

Definition of 'Scarifying'

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  • Scarify \Scar"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scarified; p. pr. & vb. n. Scarifying.] [F. scarifier, L. scarificare, scarifare, fr. Gr. ? to scratch up, fr. ? 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Agric.) To stir the surface soil of, as a field. [1913 Webster] Scariose

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