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- [skar-uh-fahy]
- /ˈskær əˌfaɪ/
- /ˈskɛərɪfaɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skar-uh-fahy]
- /ˈskær əˌfaɪ/
Definitions of scarify word
- verb with object scarify to make scratches or superficial incisions in (the skin, a wound, etc.), as in vaccination. 1
- verb with object scarify to lacerate by severe criticism. 1
- verb with object scarify to loosen (the soil) with a type of cultivator. 1
- verb with object scarify to hasten the sprouting of (hard-covered seeds) by making incisions in the seed coats. 1
- verb with object scarify to break up (a road surface). 1
- verb scarify to make tiny punctures or superficial incisions in (the skin or other tissue), as for inoculating 0
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Origin of scarify
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English scarifie < Middle French scarifier < Late Latin scarīficāre, alteration of Latin scarīfāre, scarīphāre to make scratches < Greek skarīphâsthai to sketch, derivative of skárīphos stylus; see -ify
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Parts of speech for Scarify
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scarify popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
scarify usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scarify
verb scarify
- blistered — a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- caned — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- caning — a beating with a cane as a punishment
- castigate — If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely.
- chine — the backbone
Top questions with scarify
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