From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Scarify \Scar"i*fy\, verb (used with an object) [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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
verb
1: puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals; "The men in some African tribes scarify their faces"
2: scratch the surface of; "scarify seeds"
3: break up; "scarify soil" [also: {scarified}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
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