scarify
verb
[ ˈskarɪfʌɪ ]
• cut and remove debris from (a lawn) with a scarifier.
• make shallow incisions in (the skin), especially as a medical procedure or traditional cosmetic practice.
• "she scarified the snakebite with a paring knife"
• criticize severely and hurtfully.
• "he scarified our leading politicians, seizing upon their vulnerable points"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French scarifier, via late Latin from Greek skariphasthai ‘scratch an outline’, from skariphos ‘stylus’.
scarify
verb
• frighten.
• "the children would be scarified out of part of their senses"
Origin:
late 18th century: formed irregularly from scare, perhaps on the pattern of terrify .
