scarify

Meaning

Verb

To remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn, to dethatch.
To make scratches or cuts on.
To harrow the feelings.
To scar.
Denude, or lay waste to.

Origin

French scarifier, from Late Latin scarificāre, from Latin scarifāre ("to dig"), from Ancient Greek σκαριφᾶσθαι ("scratch"), from σκάριφος

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