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scarify
  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.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. lambaste, slam, attack, castigate, excoriate, pan, vilify, flay, slash, lash, blister, score, scorch, scourge, drub, slap, cut, scathe, scratch, shoot down, lash into, rip into, burn someone's ears, crawl all over, rake over the coals, pin your ears back, read the riot act, put someone on the griddle, put someone on the hot seat, blast, savage, bash, trash, abuse, lambast, vituperate, potshot, assail, belabor, injure, belabour, sail into, beat up on, tie into, light into, jump on, criticize, slate, criticise, knock … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “Add attachments, and you can also scarify hard ground, rip up asphalt, and doze construction materials.”
      “In the past, mild acids, or salt were used to scarify the skin but the scar could be as undesirable as the tattoo.”
      “Thus, in Papua New Guinea the Kendengei people of the Sepik ritually scarify adolescent men.”
scar
  1. (transitive) To mark the skin permanently.
  2. (intransitive) To form a scar.
  3. (transitive, figuratively) To affect deeply in a traumatic manner.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. mark, blemish, pockmark, blotch, discolor, discolour, blot, brand, pit, stigmatise, stigmatize, fleck, dot, speckle, mottle, stain, pepper, splotch, stipple, sprinkle, freckle, spot, speck, smudge, marble, dapple, streak, shoot, splash, smirch, splodge, soil, dirty, spatter, besmirch, bespatter, tarnish, taint, sow, spray, strew, bestrew, scatter, sully, splosh, maculate, stud, pimple, stamp, sear … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “The idea of allowing someone to scar his skin with ink and needles frightens him.”
      “Though powdery mildew rarely will kill a plant, it will scar the surface of leaves and lead to short-lived blossoms.”
      “Finding out that Khloe's photos were actually photoshopped is going to scar me forever.”
scarified
  1. simple past tense and past participle of scarify
  2. Synonyms:
      3. scared, frightened, panicked, terrified, petrified, startled, alarmed, shocked, horrified, intimidated, daunted, unnerved, affrighted, dismayed, frighted, spooked, terrorized, filled with fear, gave someone the heebie-jeebies, made nervous, put the wind up, scared stiff, scared the pants off, scared to death, struck terror into, appalled, terrorised, alarumed, scared the bejesus out of, put the fear of God into, upset, scared the living daylights out of, agitated, made one's hair stand on end, cowed, disturbed, perturbed, awed, chilled, scared someone out of their wits, made one's blood run cold, stricken terror into, disconcerted, disquieted, deterred, discomforted, scared witless, made someone jump out of their skin, frightened to death, frightened the living daylights out of … more
scarred
  1. simple past tense and past participle of scar
  2. Synonyms:
      3. marked, blemished, pockmarked, blotched, discolored, discoloured, blotted, branded, pitted, stigmatised, stigmatized, cut, dented, notched, scored, scratched, chipped, scraped, defaced, gashed, damaged, nicked, stained, smudged, smeared, disfigured, smirched, streaked, dirtied, snicked, splotched, imprinted, abraded, incised, impressed, besmeared, soiled, tainted, tarnished, sullied, bruised, marred, gouged, dotted, splodged, checked, chalked, stroked, blazed, inked … more
scarring
  1. present participle of scar
  2. Synonyms:
      3. marking, blemishing, blotching, discoloring, discolouring, blotting, branding, pitting, stigmatising, stigmatizing, flecking, dotting, speckling, mottling, staining, peppering, splotching, stippling, sprinkling, freckling, spotting, specking, smudging, marbling, dappling, streaking, shooting, splashing, smirching, splodging, soiling, dirtying, spattering, besmirching, tarnishing, bespattering, tainting, strewing, scattering, bestrewing, spraying, sowing, sullying, sploshing, pimpling, maculating, studding, stamping, searing, burning … more
scarifies
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scarify
  2. Synonyms:
      3. lambastes, slams, attacks, castigates, excoriates, pans, vilifies, flays, slashes, lashes, blisters, scores, scorches, scourges, drubs, slaps, cuts, scathes, scratches, shoots down, lashes into, rips into, burns someone's ears, crawls all over, rakes over the coals, pins your ears back, reads the riot act, puts someone on the griddle, puts someone on the hot seat, blasts, savages, bashes, trashes, abuses, lambasts, vituperates, potshots, assails, belabors, injures, belabours, sails into, beats up on, jumps on, ties into, lights into, criticizes, slates, criticises, knocks … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “This scarifies the hard coating on the outside which protects them for years if need be.”
      “It is expected that it should be able to rip ice to the same depth it scarifies soil.”
scars
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scar
  2. Synonyms:
      3. marks, blemishes, blotches, discolors, discolours, blots, brands, pits, stigmatises, stigmatizes, flecks, dots, speckles, mottles, stains, peppers, splotches, stipples, sprinkles, freckles, spots, specks, smudges, marbles, dapples, streaks, shoots, splashes, smirches, splodges, soils, dirties, spatters, besmirches, bespatters, taints, tarnishes, sows, sullies, scatters, strews, bestrews, sprays, sploshes, maculates, pimples, studs, stamps, burns, sears … more
scarreth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of scar
scarifying
  1. present participle of scarify
  2. Synonyms:
      3. lambasting, slamming, attacking, castigating, excoriating, panning, vilifying, flaying, slashing, lashing, blistering, scoring, scorching, scourging, drubbing, slapping, cutting, scathing, scratching, shooting down, lashing into, ripping into, burning someone's ears, crawling all over, raking over the coals, pinning your ears back, reading the riot act, putting someone on the griddle, putting someone on the hot seat, blasting, savaging, bashing, trashing, abusing, vituperating, potshotting, assailing, belaboring, injuring, belabouring, tying into, lighting to, beating up on, jumping on, sailing into, criticizing, slating, criticising, knocking, dissing … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “We seem to be scarifying sites much earlier after harvesting, now as fast as two to three months later.”
      “The English novelist responsible for the most scarifying account of literary humiliation ever put into print died a hundred years ago this month.”
      “Avoid scarifying lawns with live moss in them as it will cause the problem to spread.”
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