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Scarify
Meaning
Verb
●
In Horticulture:
To
remove
thatch
(build-up of
organic matter
on the
soil
) from a
lawn
, to dethatch.
●
In Horticulture:
To make
scratches
or
cuts
on.
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 make
scratches
or
cuts
on.
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.
●
To scar.
*
●
Denude, or
lay waste
to.
*
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Related
Resod
Topdress
Dethatch
Burry
Rototill
Denude
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