scarify

tr.v., -fied, -fy·ing, -fies.

1. 1. To make shallow cuts in (the skin), as when vaccinating.
   2. To create a design on (the skin) by means of shallow cuts that are sometimes rubbed with a colorant or irritant to enhance the resulting scar tissue.
2. To break up the surface of (topsoil or pavement).
3. To distress deeply, as with severe criticism; lacerate.
4. Botany. To slit or soften the outer coat of (seeds) in order to speed germination.

[Middle English scarifien, from Old French scarifier, from Late Latin scarīficāre, alteration of Latin scarīfāre, from Greek skarīphāsthai, to sketch, scratch, from skarīphos, pencil, stylus.]

scarification scar'i·fi·ca'tion (-fĭ-kā'shən) n.
scarifier scar'i·fi'er n.

scar·i·fy² (skâr'ə-fī')
tr.v., -fied, -fy·ing, -fies.
To scare.

verb

To criticize harshly and devastatingly: blister, drub, excoriate, flay, lash, rip into, scathe, scorch, score, scourge, slap, slash. Informal roast. Slang slam. Idioms: burn someone's ears, crawl all over, pin someone's ears back, put someone on the griddle, put someone on the hot seat, rake over the coals, read the riot act to. See praise/blame.

scarify²

verb

To fill with fear: affright, alarm, frighten, panic, scare, startle, terrify, terrorize. Archaic fright. Idioms: make one's blood run cold, make one's hair stand on end, scaresillystiff, scare the daylights out of. See fear/courage.

v

To make multiple superficial incisions into the skin.

To roughen a surface by sanding or some other technique, in order to improve adhesion of paint.

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An instrument with many sharp points, used in scarification.

To penetrate hard seed coats by scratching or nicking the seeds or immersing them briefly scarecrow in hot water, acid, or bleach.

IN BRIEF: To frighten; to make shallow cuts in the skin.

To vaccinate is to scarify.

Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - ridse, opkradse, opflosse, arre

2.
v. tr. - forskrække

Nederlands (Dutch)
kerven, hekelen

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - (Agric, Hort, Méd) scarifier

2.
v. tr. - faire peur, effrayer

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - (Med.) skarifizieren, (an)ritzen, aufreißen

2.
v. - verletzen, verängstigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εγχαράσσω, (μτφ.) στηλιτεύω, κοψοχολιάζω

Italiano (Italian)
scarificare, criticare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - escarifar

Русский (Russian)
делать насечки, надрезы, наносить обиду, больно ранить (чувства), подвергать жестокой критике, разрыхлять почву перед посевом, пугать

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - escarificar

2.
v. tr. - asustar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skarificera, göra repor i, såra med kritik, starkt kritisera, harva, markbereda

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 在...上划痕

2. 严厉批评, 伤...的感情

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 嚴厲批評, 傷...的感情

2.
v. tr. - 在...上劃痕

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 껍질을 자르거나 할퀴다, 밭을 고르다, 혹평하다

2.
v. tr. - 위협하다, 을러대어 쫓아버리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 乱切する, 酷評する, こわがる, おどして追い払う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعزق, ينتقد بقسوة, يخدش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮תיחח, פורר, מתח ביקורת חריפה, חתך בעור‬
v. tr. - ‮הפחיד, הבהיל‬

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