vt. 在...上划痕, 吓唬, 松(土), 擦破硬皮, 割破硬皮

[医] 划痕, 划破

Scarify \Scar"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scarified}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Scarifying}.] [F. scarifier, L. scarificare,
scarifare, fr. Gr. ? to scratch up, fr. ? a pointed
instrument.]
1. To scratch or cut the skin of; esp. (Med.), to make small
incisions in, by means of a lancet or scarificator, so as
to draw blood from the smaller vessels without opening a
large vein.

2. (Agric.) To stir the surface soil of, as a field.