- 1scarify something to break up an area of grass, etc. and remove pieces of material from it that are not wanted Scarify the lawn vigorously with a rake.
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- 2scarify something to make cuts in the surface of something, especially skin
scarify
verbNAmE//ˈskɛrəˌfaɪ//
(technology)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they scarify he / she / it scarifies
past simple scarified
-ing form scarifying
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