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Meaning of "scarifying" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCARIFYING

scarifying  [ˈskɛərɪˌfaɪɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCARIFYING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scarifying is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SCARIFYING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

scarifying

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 scarifying in the English dictionary

The definition of scarifying in the dictionary is critical. Other definition of scarifying is frightening.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCARIFYING


buying
ˈbaɪɪŋ
edifying
ˈedɪfaɪɪŋ
electrifying
ɪˈlektrɪfaɪɪŋ
flying
ˈflaɪɪŋ
gratifying
ˈɡrætɪˌfaɪɪŋ
horrifying
ˈhɒrɪˌfaɪɪŋ
mortifying
ˈmɔːtɪfaɪɪŋ
mystifying
ˈmɪstɪˌfaɪɪŋ
petrifying
ˈpɛtrɪfaɪɪŋ
preachifying
ˈpriːtʃɪˌfaɪɪŋ
qualifying
ˈkwɒlɪfaɪɪŋ
satisfying
ˈsætɪsfaɪɪŋ
speechifying
ˈspiːtʃɪˌfaɪɪŋ
stultifying
ˈstʌltɪfaɪɪŋ
stupefying
ˈstjuːpɪˌfaɪɪŋ
terrifying
ˈtɛrɪˌfaɪɪŋ
unedifying
ʌnˈɛdɪˌfaɪɪŋ
unifying
ˈjuːnɪfaɪɪŋ
unsatisfying
ʌnˈsætɪsˌfaɪɪŋ
unterrifying
ʌnˈtɛrɪˌfaɪɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCARIFYING

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCARIFYING

accompanying
annoying
bullying
copying
crying
drying
dying
laying
lying
magnifying
outlying
paying
playing
praying
role playing
role-playing
saying
self-justifying
underlying
varying

Synonyms and antonyms of scarifying in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «scarifying» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCARIFYING

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

Translator English - Chinese

翻松
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escarificado
570 millions of speakers

English

scarifying
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

scarifying
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخدش
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

киркованием
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

escarificação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

scarifying
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

scarification
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Memaparkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vertikutieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

犠牲に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

혹평
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scarifying
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm ảnh hưởng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

scarifying
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Scarifying
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

scarifying
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scarificazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ścieraniem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

киркування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scarificare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απόξεσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

scarifying
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

markberedning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fresing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scarifying

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCARIFYING»

The term «scarifying» is regularly used and occupies the 95.219 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCARIFYING» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCARIFYING»

Discover the use of scarifying in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scarifying and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Growing Media for Ornamental Plants and Turf
In heavy scarifying the blades are allowed to penetrate deeply through the thatch and into the mat layer, sometimes as far as the true soil surface. Heavily matted turf must be scarified in two directions, in a diamond pattern. Sometimes the ...
Kevin A. Handreck, Neil D. Black, 2002
2
Popular Mechanics
HE machine for hulling and scarifying sweet-clover seed described in this article was made by the boys in an Illinois High School. The machine _was deigned by the farm crops and agricultural nginee'ring sections of Iowa State College, ...
3
British Farmer's Magazine
the end of 1862 the apparatus— sometimes ploughing, sometimes subsoiling, sometimes scarifying— had worked 1,487 acres, at a cost, calculating 5 per cent, on £1,065, the outlay for the apparatus, 5 per cent, for maintenance, the absolute  ...
‎1864
4
The Farmer's Magazine
the end of 1802 the apparatus— sometimes ploughing, sometimes subsoiling, sometimes scarifying — had worked 1,487 acres, at a cost, calculating 5 per cent, on £1,065, the outlay for the apparatus, 5 per cent, for maintenance, the absolute  ...
‎1864
5
Estimating for Building & Civil Engineering Work
The normal charge while rolling might be £10.00 per hour, but when scarifying an additional £4.00 per hour might be ... scarified in millimetres and roller and labour hours scarifying and loading into transport vehicles per square metre 50 mm ...
John Williams, Spence gedes, 2013
6
AASHTO Maintenance Manual for Roadways and Bridges
Scarifying and Blading. Scarifying low-type stabilized and earth-aggregate surfaces is accomplished by breaking up the surface course of a roadway by mechanical means. For asphalt-stabilized surfaces, scarifying is usually done because ...
Kenneth A. Brewer, 2007
7
The NTIJACOBIN REVIEW
" Example II. An Acre of Wheat after Wheat. Scarifying the wheat stubble twice Raking ditto Collecting and burning ditto (contract allowance) Ten loads, or 160 bushels, calcined clay Carting ditto from the kiln Beating and spreading ditto ...
‎1821
8
The Antijacobin Review and Protestant Advocate
Example II. An Acre of Wheat after Wheat. Scarifying the wheat stubble twice , Raking ditto Collecting and burning ditto (contract allowance) Ten loads, or 160 bushels, calcined clay Carting ditto from the kiln Beating and spreading ditto ...
‎1821
9
System of Surgery. - Edinburgh, Charles Elliot 1783-1785
But when it is. determined to discharge blood, either from the parts contiguous to the eyes, or from the vessels of the eyes themselves, the means we employ for this purpose are, cupping and scarifying the temples ; leeches applied as near as  ...
Benjamin Bell, 1785
10
A System of Surgery
In advising local blood-letting, we do it either from the parts contiguous to the eyes, or from the vessels of the eyes themselves ; and the means we employ for it are, cupping and scarifying the temples, leeches applied as near as possible to the ...
Benjamin Bell, 1801

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCARIFYING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scarifying is used in the context of the following news items.
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VIDEO (Week 2): Maintain your garden with these simple steps
Weekly mowing, alternating the direction each week, scarifying, regular fertilising and weed control, levelling, fungal treatments, soil inspections, irrigation and ... «Irish Examiner, Mar 15»
2
Race on to get Clifford Park back on track
"It was about 1½ centimetres deeper than I expected which meant we had to be a bit more vicious with our scarifying." This week's work was carried out by the ... «Toowoomba Chronicle, Jan 15»
3
The Scarifying Babadook Is a Rare Horror Triumph
If we're honest, most of us who relish a good horror film don't actually hope to feel something like horror. The appeal is, instead, that of shock and surprise, ... «Village Voice, Nov 14»
4
Attention RL Stine Fans! Enter to Win Scarifying 'Goosebumps' Prizes
If you tore through Goosebumps paperbacks with literary abandon as a young reader, then Sony Rewards is cooking up an especially spooky treat just for you. «I Am Rogue.com, Nov 14»
5
Crossword blog: clarifying without scarifying
Crossword blog: clarifying without scarifying. How to demystify cryptic crossword devices? Viz comic may be of help ... Share ... «The Guardian, Oct 14»
6
Lawn looking a bit lacklustre? A scarifier could be the answer …
September 02, 2014, London, UK. Press Dispensary. Regularly scarifying a lawn to remove old grass stems, dead moss etc that builds up into a dense 'thatch' ... «Press Dispensary, Sep 14»
7
Garden jobs for the bank holiday weekend
Lots of physical tasks involve no chemicals and are very beneficial, eg “scarifying”, raking out dead thatch and moss with a spring tine rake. Keep watering. «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 14»
8
'Genesis' gets off to a scarifying start
The first telecast of GMA 7's “sci-fi” doomsday drama series, “Genesis,” got off to a scarifying start last Oct. 14, with gigantic debris from an incompletely ... «Inquirer.net, Oct 13»
9
The long wait is over
... sex and death, hanging over the scarifying prose. “Twenty Minutes”, read in real time, features an injured woman pinned beneath her fallen horse, reviewing ... «Financial Times, May 13»
10
Versatile Wiedenmann Super 500 tackles Gleneagles' rough
Flail mowing, collecting, verti-cutting and scarifying make this a truly multi-tasking machine. The container lifts via a parallel system to a height of 2.1m while ... «Pitchcare, Apr 13»

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