scarify

Etymology

French scarifier, from Late Latin scarificāre, from Latin scarifāre (“to scarify”), from Ancient Greek σκαριφᾶσθαι (skariphâsthai, “scratch”), from σκάριφος (skáriphos, “writing, drawing, sketching”)

verb

1. (horticulture) To remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn, to dethatch.
2. To make scratches or cuts on.
   1. (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.
   2. To break up, loosen, or roughen the surface of a field or road or a hard surface.
   3. To scratch, etch, burn, or cut designs into one's skin as a form of body modification.
      Stan tried to scarify his neck with a rope His plan kinda failed, but it would've been dope 2008, Neil Cicierega (lyrics and music), “Modify”, in View-Monster, performed by Lemon Demon
3. To harrow the feelings.
4. (obsolete or nonstandard) To scar.
5. (obsolete or nonstandard) Denude, or lay waste to.