scarify

IPA: skˈɛrʌfaɪ

(horticulture) To remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn, to dethatch.
To make scratches or cuts on.
(horticulture) To damage the testa (seed coat) of a seed by cutting, scraping, chemicals, hot water, or fire to allow permeation of water and faster germination.
To break up, loosen, or roughen the surface of a field or road or a hard surface.
To scratch, etch, burn, or cut designs into one's skin as a form of body modification.
To harrow the feelings.
(obsolete or nonstandard) To scar.
(obsolete or nonstandard) Denude, or lay waste to.

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