Scarify

skar'Y-fi, v. [-fied (-fid), -fying.] To scratch or cut the skin of; to make small incisions in, by means of a lancet or cupping instrument; to stir the surface soil of. [F. scarifier, L. scar if i care, fr. Gr. ska rip haoma i, I scratch or scrape up, skariphos, a style for drawing, sharp-pointed instrument; shear.]— Scar'ifica'tion, n. (Surg.) The operation of scarifying, esp. with the cupping instrument. [F.]— Scar'ifica'tor, n. (Surg.) An instrument used in cupping. — Scar'ifFer, n. One who scarifies; the instrument used for scarifying. (Agric.) An implement for stirring and loosening the soil.