Definitions
1.VerbTo remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn, to dethatch.
2.VerbTo make scratches or cuts on."A combing tool is used to scarify, cross-scratch, or score the surface of a scratch coat or undercoat of plaster."
3.VerbTo damage the testa (seed coat) of a seed by cutting, scraping, chemicals, hot water, or fire to allow permeation of water and faster germination.
4.VerbTo break up, loosen, or roughen the surface of a field or road or a hard surface.
5.VerbTo scratch, etch, burn, or cut designs into one's skin as a form of body modification.
6.VerbTo harrow the feelings.
7.VerbTo scar.
8.VerbDenude, or lay waste to.
9.VerbTo frighten; to scare, to terrify.