scarify
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals
The men in some African tribes scarify their faces
Types & categories
- puncture hypernym
Related & opposite
- scar derivation
Sense 2 verb
scratch the surface of
scarify seeds
Types & categories
- nock hypernym
Sense 3 verb
break up
scarify soil
Types & categories
- loosen hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | scar |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | puncture |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | nock |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | loosen |