Verb
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.
To stir the surface soil of, as a field.
Source: Webster's dictionaryPope has more virulence and less vehemence than any of the great satirists. His character of Sporus is the perfection of satirical writing. The very sound of words scarify before the sense strikes. Aubrey Beardsley
The men in some African tribes scarify their faces Source: Internet
scarify soil Source: Internet
scarify seeds Source: Internet