Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scarify

/ˈskæ.ɹɪˌfaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
scar-i-fy
IPA
/ˈskæ.ɹɪˌfaɪ/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn, to dethatch.

verb

To make scratches or cuts on.

verb

To make scratches or cuts on.

verb

To make scratches or cuts on.

verb

To make scratches or cuts on.

verb

To harrow the feelings.

verb

To scar.

Obsolete

verb

Denude, or lay waste to.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French scarifier, from Late Latin scarificāre, from Latin scarifāre (“to scarify”), from Ancient Greek σκαριφᾶσθαι (skariphâsthai, “scratch”), from σκάριφος (skáriphos, “writing, drawing, sketching”). Unrelated to scar.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *skreybʰ-, scarifier, scarificāre, scarifo, σκαριφᾶσθαι

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈskæ.ɹɪˌfaɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

scarifies (present, singular) scarifying (participle, present) scarified (participle, past) scarified (past)

Derived Forms

scarifyingly

Questions

How do you pronounce scarify?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskæ.ɹɪˌfaɪ/.
What does scarify mean?
To remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn, to dethatch.
Where does scarify come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce scarify

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