Found 2 items, similar to scarify.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: scarify scarify v 1: puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals; “The men in some African tribes scarify their faces” 2: scratch the surface of; “scarify seeds” 3: break up; “scarify soil” [also: scarified]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Scarify 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]