scarify
/ˈskæ.ɹɪˌfaɪ/
verb
- 1
To remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn, to dethatch.
- 2
To make scratches or cuts on.
“A combing tool is used to scarify, cross-scratch, or score the surface of a scratch coat or undercoat of plaster.”
- 3
To harrow the feelings.
- 4
To scar.
- 5
Denude, or lay waste to.
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