Scar"i*fy (?), v. t. [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.
Scar"i*fy (?), v. t. [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.
