scarify
pronunciation
How to pronounce scarify in British English:
UK [ˈskærɪfaɪ]
How to pronounce scarify in American English:
US [ˈskerɪfaɪ]
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- Verb:
- puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals
- scratch the surface of
- break up
Word Origin
- scarify (v.)
- mid-15c., "make incisions in the bark of a tree," from Middle French scarifier "score, scrape" (leather or hide), 14c., from Late Latin scarificare (see scarification). The sense "cover with scars" (1680s) is a sense-shift from influence of scar (v.). Related: Scarified; scarifier; scarifying.
Example
- 1. Some african tribes scarify their faces .
- 2. It is worth to scarify anything for reaching successs and goal .
- 3. The five dynasties 10 countries are the scarify of a confused on chinese history occupies period .
- 4. The participants become very candid , says mr regan , and the process of sharing reveals " some of the most intimate and scarify - ing details imaginable " .