scarify
verb (used with object)
to make scratches or superficial incisions in (the skin), to produce an immune response or administer certain injections.
scarifying
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present participleof scarify.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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And some seeds need special techniques for successful germination, including fermenting or scarifying.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2021
Despite the NCAA’s scarifying prediction that it would lead to the immediate death of autumn, the season is coming on.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 3, 2021
Mr. Hurt’s evolving expressions as, weary head in hand, Krapp listens to the voice on the tape recorder, draw with absolute precision a scarifying picture of the man’s shuffling, tormenting thoughts.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2011
Johnson’s voice was not particularly powerful – certainly it was no match for the scarifying wail of a Patton or a Howlin’ Wolf.
From Chicago Tribune ● May 3, 2011
If the Caul had caus'd the Rupture, it wou'd be requisite to bind it, and to cut off whatsoever is corrupted, scarifying the Ring on the inside, to make a good Cicatrice or Scar.
From The Compleat Surgeon or, the whole Art of Surgery explain'd in a most familiar Method. by Charles Gabriel Le Clerc
