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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCARIFY

Via Old French from Latin scarīfāre to scratch open, from Greek skariphasthai to draw, from skariphos a pencil.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SCARIFY

scarify  [ˈskɛərɪˌfaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCARIFY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scarify is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb scarify in English.

WHAT DOES SCARIFY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

scarify

Scarification

Scarifying involves scratching, etching, burning / branding, or superficially cutting designs, pictures, or words into the skin as a permanent body modification. In the process of body scarification, scars are formed by cutting or branding the skin by varying methods, to purposely influence wound healing to scar more and not scar less. Scarification is sometimes called cicatrization.

Definition of scarify in the English dictionary

The first definition of scarify in the dictionary is to make tiny punctures or superficial incisions in, as for inoculating. Other definition of scarify is to break up and loosen to a shallow depth. Scarify is also to scratch or abrade the outer surface of to increase water absorption or hasten germination.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SCARIFY

PRESENT

Present
I scarify
you scarify
he/she/it scarifies
we scarify
you scarify
they scarify
Present continuous
I am scarifying
you are scarifying
he/she/it is scarifying
we are scarifying
you are scarifying
they are scarifying
Present perfect
I have scarified
you have scarified
he/she/it has scarified
we have scarified
you have scarified
they have scarified
Present perfect continuous
I have been scarifying
you have been scarifying
he/she/it has been scarifying
we have been scarifying
you have been scarifying
they have been scarifying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I scarified
you scarified
he/she/it scarified
we scarified
you scarified
they scarified
Past continuous
I was scarifying
you were scarifying
he/she/it was scarifying
we were scarifying
you were scarifying
they were scarifying
Past perfect
I had scarified
you had scarified
he/she/it had scarified
we had scarified
you had scarified
they had scarified
Past perfect continuous
I had been scarifying
you had been scarifying
he/she/it had been scarifying
we had been scarifying
you had been scarifying
they had been scarifying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will scarify
you will scarify
he/she/it will scarify
we will scarify
you will scarify
they will scarify
Future continuous
I will be scarifying
you will be scarifying
he/she/it will be scarifying
we will be scarifying
you will be scarifying
they will be scarifying
Future perfect
I will have scarified
you will have scarified
he/she/it will have scarified
we will have scarified
you will have scarified
they will have scarified
Future perfect continuous
I will have been scarifying
you will have been scarifying
he/she/it will have been scarifying
we will have been scarifying
you will have been scarifying
they will have been scarifying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would scarify
you would scarify
he/she/it would scarify
we would scarify
you would scarify
they would scarify
Conditional continuous
I would be scarifying
you would be scarifying
he/she/it would be scarifying
we would be scarifying
you would be scarifying
they would be scarifying
Conditional perfect
I would have scarify
you would have scarify
he/she/it would have scarify
we would have scarify
you would have scarify
they would have scarify
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been scarifying
you would have been scarifying
he/she/it would have been scarifying
we would have been scarifying
you would have been scarifying
they would have been scarifying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you scarify
we let´s scarify
you scarify
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to scarify
Past participle
scarified
Present Participle
scarifying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCARIFY


aerify
ˈɛərɪˌfaɪ
clarify
ˈklærɪˌfaɪ
copurify
kəʊˈpjʊərɪˌfaɪ
corporify
ˈkɔːpərɪˌfaɪ
electrify
ɪˈlɛktrɪˌfaɪ
etherify
ˈiːθərɪˌfaɪ
glorify
ˈɡlɔːrɪˌfaɪ
horrify
ˈhɒrɪˌfaɪ
nigrify
ˈnɪɡrɪˌfaɪ
petrify
ˈpɛtrɪˌfaɪ
purify
ˈpjʊərɪˌfaɪ
putrefy
ˈpjuːtrɪˌfaɪ
rarefy
ˈrɛərɪˌfaɪ
repurify
riːˈpjʊərɪˌfaɪ
scorify
ˈskɔːrɪˌfaɪ
terrify
ˈtɛrɪˌfaɪ
thurify
ˈθjʊərɪˌfaɪ
transmogrify
trænzˈmɒɡrɪˌfaɪ
verify
ˈvɛrɪˌfaɪ
vitrify
ˈvɪtrɪˌfaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCARIFY

scarfskin
scarfwise
Scargill
scarier
scariest
scarification
scarificator
scarified
scarifier
scarifies
scarifying
scarifyingly
scarily
scariness
scariose
scarious
scarlatina
scarlatinal
Scarlatti
scarless

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCARIFY

aurify
caprify
denitrify
devitrify
disglorify
esterify
gentrify
historify
metrify
micrify
nitrify
reglorify
reverify
saccharify
sacrify

Synonyms and antonyms of scarify in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «scarify» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCARIFY

Find out the translation of scarify to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of scarify from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scarify» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

划破
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escarificar
570 millions of speakers

English

scarify
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

धमकी देना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يخدش
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

разрыхлить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

scarify
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তীব্রভাবে সমালোচনা করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

scarifier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Scarify
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

beängstigen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

表面を傷つける
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

혹평
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scarify
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phê bình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அறுவை சிகிச்சையின் போது தோலில் தேவையற்ற காயங்கள் உண்டாக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दाबणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

toprağı sürmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scarificare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

scarify
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розпушити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scarify
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επικρίνω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

insnijdingen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

scarify
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

scarify
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scarify

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCARIFY»

The term «scarify» is normally little used and occupies the 111.617 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCARIFY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «scarify» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «scarify» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scarify

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCARIFY»

Discover the use of scarify in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scarify and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Texas Bluebonnet
A combination of the two methods can be used: scarify and soak. Bluebonnet authorities are not just trying to be perverse when they preach "Do Not Scarify"; they have a good reason. If you made a large planting of scarified seed that ...
Jean Andrews, 1993
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Medicina Flagellata; Or, the Doctor Scarify'D Laying Open ...
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Anonymous, Books, 2010
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Plant associations of the central Oregon pumice zone
(1) (2) (3) (4) Ponderoaa/bltterbruah- aageb rush /fescoe (CP-S1-11) Low- aoderately low (17-37 PP) Very poor Poor : PP Scarify aagebrush.wheat- graaa and feacoe Needed. 6" - 190 TPA B" - 105 10" - 68 bunchgraaa (CP-S2-16) (13- 49 PP) ...
Leonard A. Volland, United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region, 1985
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مقالة في العمل باليد:
the cupper that the cupping- vessel should be large and of bronze, for the place requires strong suction, and a glass cupping- vessel may break; and he should scarify deeply. Cupping applied to both legs reduces plethora manifestly, because ...
Abū al-Qāsim Khalaf ibn ʻAbbās al-Zahrāwī, Martin S. Spink, Geoffrey L. Lewis, 1973
5
Forestry Handbook
C. Treatment Alternatives Alternative A Alternative B Regenerate w clear-cut Regenerate w/ shelterwood dozer pile, scarify and handplant Year 1 10 seed cut 10 M, A dozer pile, scarify, and handplant Year 120 remove overwood 2.0 M/A ...
Karl F. Wenger, 1984
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The AFNETA Alley Farming Training Manual: Core course in ...
Hand scarify Hot water Hand scarify Common in northern tropical Africa Widespread in northern Africa Widespread in tropical Africa Native to India but common to all tropics Native to India and Africa Native to Mexico, now pantropical in moist ...
Bansh R. Tripathi, 1992
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Pests of Crops in Warmer Climates and Their Control
Tropical Red Spider Mite Tetranychidae Pantropical Scarify foliage Tetranychus spp. Red Spider Mites Tetranychidae Cosmopolitan Scarify foliage Tree-hopper Membracidae India Infest stems; suck sap Black Cutworm Noctuidae.
Dennis S. Hill, 2008
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Agricultural Insect Pests of the Tropics and Their Control
... S.E. Asia Scarify foliage Red Coffee Mite Tetranychidae Pan tropical Scarify foliage Oriental Mite Tetranychidae Africa, India Scarify foliage Tropical Red Tetranychidae Pan tropical Scarify foliage Spider Mite Red Spider Mites Tetranychidae ...
Dennis S. Hill, 1983
9
General View of the Agriculture of the County of Suffolk; ...
On my wheat stubbles I sow tares or rye, (and this autumn winter barley also) for sheep feed ; then plough, skim, and scarify for turnips till I get a fine clean tilth. For barley, or oats, I plough only once after turnips, and sometimes not at all, only  ...
‎1804
10
A Supplement to a New System of Cultivation Without Lime, Or ...
The operations, therefore, are to spread the usual quantity of clay ashes—to broad-cast the seed among them—to scarify twice—to barrow twice—and to open drain furrows. This method of cultivation was successfully practised as an ...
Alexander Beatson, 1821

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCARIFY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scarify is used in the context of the following news items.
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Help for Gardeners: Reader asks about starting flower plants from …
Nasturtium seeds have a hard, heavy outside coat and many gardeners scarify the seeds before planting. Scarification refers to the practice of sanding or nicking ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»
2
Gardening: How to achieve and healthy and good-looking lawn
You should already have begun work on drainage and oxygenation, but it's still not too late to scarify the lawn with a springtine rake to remove thatch - dead ... «Ham&High, May 15»
3
It's time to lavish some love on your lawn
You should already have begun work on drainage and oxygenation, but it's still not too late to scarify the lawn with a spring-tine rake to remove thatch - dead ... «The Northern Echo, Apr 15»
4
Love your lawn
You should already have begun work on drainage and oxygenation, but it's still not too late to scarify the lawn with a springtine rake to remove thatch - dead ... «expressandstar.com, Apr 15»
5
Spring into action with Classen
Scarify, aerate and overseed. Three spring turf treatments that are high on the agenda for turf professionals and landscape contractors as we head into spring. «Pitchcare, Mar 15»
6
King George V Playing Fields long reign
"Once a month we lightly scarify with either Graden 1mm tines of Dennis cassette. We spike with a Sisis Arrow or sarrel cassette, cut, feed, spray and apply ... «Pitchcare, Mar 15»
7
Liam Rudden: Scarify yourself on CD adventure
Liam Rudden: Scarify yourself on CD adventure. The Scarifyers - The King of Winter. Pic: Comp. Liam Rudden. 11:45 Wednesday 08 October 2014. 0. «Edinburgh Evening News, Oct 14»
8
How to grow the perfect lawn
Next you will need to scarify your lawn either with a springbok rake that has metal tines or a rolling lawn scarifier that has steel blades. Both will clear away the ... «Express.co.uk, Sep 14»
9
How to look after your lawn in autumn
Scarify the lawn to remove thatch (i.e. rake out old grass stems, dead moss and debris), especially if moss killer has been applied. Layers of thatch deeper than ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 14»
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Typically, at the end of the job, a home builder engages a landscaping contractor to “scarify,” or lightly till, the surface of the compacted subsoil before spreading ... «Washington Post, Jun 14»

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