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Definition of scarifying : of Scarify

Synonyms:

battering, invading, hitting, lunging, hammering, scorching, fighting, pounding, lashing, rioting, storming, combating, trouncing, scathing, assailing, raping, bombarding, violating, savaging, charging, barraging, assaulting, slashing, striking, raiding, thrusting, flaying, attacking, harrying

Usage examples:

• Antonio, however, was not so patient, for on being struck with a cudgel, he instantly returned the salute with his whip, scarifying the countenance of a carman. - "The Bible in Spain", George Borrow.
• Mere scarifying the gums is sometimes all that is required, and will afford great relief. - "The Maternal Management of Children, in Health and Disease.", Thomas Bull, M.D..