1 to create a design on the skin by means of shallow cuts that are sometimes rubbed with a colorant or irritant to enhance the resulting scar tissue

mid-15c., "make incisions in the bark of a tree," from Middle French scarifier "score, scrape" (leather or hide), 14c., from Late Latin scarificare (see scarification). The sense & [..]

To prepare a seed for planting by cutting or nicking the outer layer.

To tear up the layer of thatch and moss which develops in lawns, using a hard metal rake or a mechanical tool.

to make scratches on or superficial incisions in the skin, as a traditional cosmetic practice in some cultures or as a medical procedure

To scratch or cut into the hard coat of a seed to enable it to more quickly take up moisture and germinate.

(v) scratch the surface of(v) puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals(v) break up

(obsolete,or|nonstandard) To scar. (obsolete,or|nonstandard) Denude, or lay waste to. (horticulture) To remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn, to dethatch. (hortic [..]