The Collaborative International Dictionary
Scarify \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.]
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.
(Agric.) To stir the surface soil of, as a field.
Wiktionary
(context obsolete or nonstandard English) damaged, barren, denuded, scarred, wasted v
(context obsolete or nonstandard English) (en-past of: scarify)
WordNet
v. puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals; "The men in some African tribes scarify their faces"
scratch the surface of; "scarify seeds"
break up; "scarify soil"
[also: scarified]
See scarify
Usage examples of "scarified".
The moisture, combining with her juices, trickled down her scarified thighs.
Her scarified and tattooed body had always fascinated him and he could see she was excited.
From the darkness Johnson's body slave slipped across the room, her magnificent scarified body glittering in the fire light.
The hall was full of scarified Yuuzhan Vong warriors standing rigidly at attention, weapons extended in present arms.
Bay stopped abruptly and his scarified features creased into a frown, as he turned his head, slowly questing all around, like a hunting dog with the scent of game in his nostrils.
He glanced enquiringly at Bay, and the Nubian nodded his bald, scarified head, reassuring Taita as to Nefer's condition.
Finally, the room had a number of scarred and scarified wooden chairs in it, ranged in a row against the wall, and a wooden table, likewise scarred, likewise scarified, cigarette burns galore scalloping its edges, and likewise back against the wall.