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What does scarify mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word scarify? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (obsolete or nonstandard) To scar.
  2. (obsolete or nonstandard) Denude, or lay waste to.
  3. (horticulture) To remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn, to dethatch.
  4. (horticulture) To damage the testa (seed coat) of a seed by cutting, scraping, chemicals, hot water, or fire to allow permeation of water and faster germination.
  5. (agriculture) To break up, loosen, or roughen the surface of a field or road or a hard surface.
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Thus, in Papua New Guinea the Kendengei people of the Sepik ritually scarify adolescent men.
One has to be idealistic because without ideals we lose hope, forsake courage, and scarify loyalty.
In the past, mild acids, or salt were used to scarify the skin but the scar could be as undesirable as the tattoo.
It requires no auxiliary hydraulics and will scarify only when the loader is traveling in reverse.
The Profihopper can be used to scarify the lawn and collect the scarified material as it goes.
Add attachments, and you can also scarify hard ground, rip up asphalt, and doze construction materials.

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