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.] 1. 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.
2. (Agric.) To stir the surface soil of, as a field.