Scarify /(?)/

Scar·i·fy

Scarify

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Scarified; p. pr. & vb. n. Scarifying

  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. (Med.)
  2. To stir the surface soil of, as a field. (Agric.)