scarify, v.
(scarified, scarifies, scarifying)
freq. cnt. 1
(scarified, scarifies, scarifying)
freq. cnt. 1
puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
scarify
sample sentences
"The men in some African tribes scarify their faces"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
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derivationally related form
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break up
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sample sentences
"scarify soil"verb frames
Somebody ----s something
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scratch the surface of
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scarify
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"scarify seeds"verb frames
Somebody ----s something
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