scarify1

 
Pronunciation: /ˈskarɪfʌɪ, ˈskɛːrɪ-/

verb (scarifies, scarifying, scarified)

[with object]
  • 1cut and remove debris from (a lawn) with a scarifier.
  • break up the surface of (soil or a road or pavement).
  • 2make shallow incisions in (the skin), especially as a medical procedure or traditional cosmetic practice: she scarified the snakebite with a paring knife
  • 3criticize severely and hurtfully: he scarified our leading politicians, seizing upon their vulnerable points

Derivatives

scarification

Pronunciation: /-fɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French scarifier, via late Latin from Greek skariphasthai 'scratch an outline', from skariphos 'stylus'