scarify

/หˆskรฆ.ษนษชหŒfaษช/

IPA: /S K EH1 R AH0 F AY0/

verb
  1. 1

    To remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn, to dethatch.

  2. 2

    To make scratches or cuts on.

    โ€œA combing tool is used to scarify, cross-scratch, or score the surface of a scratch coat or undercoat of plaster.โ€

  3. 3

    To harrow the feelings.

  4. 4

    To scar.

  5. 5

    Denude, or lay waste to.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scarify