a. To make shallow cuts in (the skin), as when vaccinating.
b. To create a design on (the skin) by means of shallow cuts that are sometimes rubbed with a colorant or irritant to enhance the resulting scar tissue.
2. To break up the surface of (topsoil or pavement).
3. To distress deeply, as with severe criticism; lacerate.
4. Botany To slit or soften the outer coat of (seeds) in order to speed germination.
[Middle English scarifien, from Old French scarifier, from Late Latin scarīficāre, alteration of Latin scarīfāre, from Greek skarīphāsthai, to sketch, scratch, from skarīphos, pencil, stylus; see skrībh- in Indo-European roots.]
1. to make scratches or superficial incisions in, as in vaccination.
2. to wound with severe criticism.
3. to hasten the sprouting of (hard-covered seeds) by making incisions in the seed coats.
4. to loosen and break up the surface of (soil or pavement).
[1400–50; < Middle French scarifier < Late Latin scarīficāre, alter. of Latin scarīfāre, scarīphāre < Greek skarīphâsthai to sketch, derivative of skárīphos stylus]
Idioms: burn someone's ears, crawl all over, pin someone's ears back, put someone on the griddle, put someone on the hot seat, rake over the coals, read the riot act to.
There's my wife now, she never has an answer at her tongue's end; but if I offend her, she's sure to scarify my throat with black pepper the next day, or else give me the colic with watery greens.
Later on the 'farzandan-e-Touheed' will scarify animals following the foot step of the towering personality of Hazrat Ibrahiem (AS) who by obeying the order of Allah Almighty, asked his son Hazrat Isnmail (AS) for his sacrifice to which Ismaiel (AS) walked smilingly to the altar.
The LCCI office-bearers said that care of masses was prime duty of business community therefore, they should scarify their profit and ensure availability of daily use items and eatables at low prices during holy month of Ramazan.
Most people just put up with it but if you do want to address it then you will need to scarify as soon as possible to remove it before it sets its spores, then aerate and over-sow with a suitable grass seed.
Faisal Mikdad stressed Saturday that the Syrian people directed through the presidential elections a clear message to the western countries that they will not surrender and will scarify their souls in defending their sovereignty and independence.
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