English verb: scarify | |||
| 1. | scarify (contact) puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals | ||
| Samples | The men in some African tribes scarify their faces. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | puncture | ||
| 2. | scarify (contact) scratch the surface of | ||
| Samples | Scarify seeds. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mark, nock, score | ||
| 3. | scarify (contact) break up | ||
| Samples | Scarify soil. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | loosen | ||