Scarify

//ˈskæ.ɹɪˌfaɪ//

Synonyms for "scarify" (132 found)

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Closest matches (27)

agonize assail attack blaze blaze a trail blemish blister bloody blotch brand castigate chalk chalk up check check off chop cicatrize claw convulse crack

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craze crenellate crenulate crimp crucify cut dapple

Strong matches (39)

Related words (66)

mark mark off mark out martyr martyrize mill mottle nick notch pencil pepper picot pink point prick print punch punctuate puncture punish

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Verb(1 words)

scuffle

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

5 entries

loosen mark nock puncture score

derived

1 entries

scarifyingly

has context

2 entries

horticulture nonstandard

manner of

3 entries

loosen puncture score

related to

10 entries

cut denude dethatch feeling harrow lawn lay waste scar scratch thatch

Translations

5 translations across 5 languages.

Bulgarian

1 entries

разрохквам verb (to break up, loosen or roughen a surface)

Catalan

1 entries

esterrossar verb (to remove thatch)

Dutch

1 entries

verticuteren verb (to remove thatch)

Māori

1 entries

karawhaea verb (to break up, loosen or roughen a surface)

Portuguese

1 entries

escarificar verb (to remove thatch)

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

A combing tool is used to scarify, cross-scratch, or score the surface of a scratch coat or undercoat of plaster.

Source: wiktionary

Stan tried to scarify his neck with a rope His plan kinda failed, but it would've been dope

Source: wiktionary

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