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Scarify
Pronunciation : Scar"i*fy
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [F. scarifier, L. scarificare, scarifare, fr. Gr.
Definition : 1. To scratch or cut the skin of; esp. (Med.), to make small incisions in, by means of a lancet or scarificator, so as to draw blood from the smaller vessels without opening a large vein.
2. (Agric.)
Defn: To stir the surface soil of, as a field.
t. [imp. & p. p. Scarified; p. pr. & vb. n. Scarifying.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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