Definition of "scarify" in Englisch

verb

1. (horticulture) To remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn, to dethatch.

2. To make scratches or cuts on.

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

3. (figurative) To harrow the feelings.

4. (obsolete or nonstandard) To scar.

5. (obsolete or nonstandard) Denude, or lay waste to.

verb

1. (uncommon) To frighten; to scare, to terrify.