单词 | scarify |
释义 | scarifyv.1 1. transitive. a. (chiefly Surgery) To make a number of scratches or slight incisions in (a portion of the body, a wound). Hence: (gen.) to cover with scratches. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > incision > make an incision in or cut [verb (transitive)] > make small incisions in garse1398 scarify?1541 ?1541 R. Copland Galen's Fourth Bk. Terapeutyke sig. Fiv, in Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens Yf it appere pale,..it must be scarified and made to blede. 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis ii. 22 You me byd, O Princesse, to scarrify a festered old soare. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxii. vii. 440 Divers..with foure..teeth of this serpent, scarifie the gums of the upper chaw, in case the teeth therein doe ake. 1604 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. Scarifie, to launce, or open a sore. 1662 J. Evelyn Sculptura ii. 19 By Insculping, Scarrifying, and making a kind of Incision into it. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones I. ii. ix. 146 The Captain..had his Veins scarified . View more context for this quotation 1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle II. xliii. 31 Fixing her nails in his antagonist's face, [she] scarified all one side of his nose. 1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall V. lv. 552 They shaved their hair, and scarified their faces. 1861 ‘G. Eliot’ Silas Marner xi. 198 If I offend her, she's sure to scarify my throat with black pepper the next day. 1869 J. Lubbock Prehist. Times (ed. 2) xiii. 434 The body was scarified in horizontal bands. 1876 Trans. Clin. Soc. 9 169 These places were accordingly scarified under the ether spray. 1908 H. D. Rolleston Dis. Liver 118 The local pain..[should be] relieved by cold applications, poultices, scarifying the skin [etc.]. b. figurative. To make sore, wound. Also, in modern use, to subject to merciless criticism. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > criticize [verb (transitive)] > severely to be sharp upon1561 crossbite1571 scarify1582 canvass1590 maul1592 slasha1652 fib1665 to be severe on (or upon)1672 scalp1676 to pull to (or in) pieces1703 roast1710 to cut up1762 tomahawk1815 to blow sky-high1819 row1826 excoriate1833 scourge1835 target1837 slate1848 scathe1852 to take apart1880 soak1892 pan1908 burn1914 slam1916 sandbag1919 to put the blast on (someone)1929 to tear down1938 clobber1944 handbag1952 rip1961 monster1976 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis ii. 32 Theese woords theyre valiant courradge dooe scarrifye deeply. 1714 Spectator No. 595. ⁋6 You have Quartered all the foul Language upon me, that could be raked out of..Billingsgate, without knowing..whether I deserve to be Cupped and Scarified at this rate. 1721 (title) Medicina Flagellata, or the Doctor scarify'd. 1844 B. Disraeli Coningsby I. i. ii. 24 There..he..cut up a rising genius..or scarified some unhappy wretch. 1884 Western Morning News 13 Sept. 4/4 Next week he will be heard at Northampton, whither he goes to scarify the Tories. c. transferred (? Associated with scar n.2) To cover with scars, to scar. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > blemish > [verb (transitive)] > scar scar1555 enseama1625 scarify1687 cicatrize1708 the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > rubbing or friction > rub [verb (transitive)] > scratch > make a mark by scratching scorec1400 rata1560 scratcha1684 scarify1687 1687 London Gaz. No. 2271/4 A Chesnut Gelding.., scarrified with the Farcie in both his hind Legs. 1697 London Gaz. No. 3318/4 A Bay Nag with the near Flank a little Scarrified with some former hurt. 1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. 540 Mount Monadnock..is scarified from top to bottom on its northern and western sides. d. Apparently misused for: to anoint (a wound). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatment by topical applications > treat by topical applications [verb (transitive)] > salve or anoint salvea800 smearc950 anointa1375 supplea1425 epithem1543 assalve1570 baste1570 taint1578 scarify1596 obviscate1684 1596 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) ix. xlix. 228 Which had scarrefide our wounds, if wounded, with the Balme Of her sweete Presence. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 78 Then scarifie the wound with that oyntment, till it be wrought in. 2. transitive. To make incisions in the bark of (a tree). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > [verb (transitive)] > make incisions in bark scarifyc1440 c1440 Pallad. on Husb. iv. 601 The turgent trunk let scarifie, That humour effluent out of hit hie. 1658 tr. G. della Porta Nat. Magick iii. xvii. 98 Boring the stock, or scarrifying it round about. 1824 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Gardening (ed. 2) §7455 As the trees get old..or infected with canker,..or rottenness, they are scarified. 1856 F. L. Olmsted Journey Slave States 326 Every tree..was scarified for turpentine. 1887 A. Brassey Last Voy. (1889) xiii. 300 The vineyards [Australia]..were not in their best looks, having only just been scarified, as the process is called. It means cutting off the branches and reducing the vines to small and ugly bushes, destitute of leaves at this season. 3. transitive. a. Agriculture. To break up or loosen (ground) with a scarifier. Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > breaking up land > break up land [verb (transitive)] > with scarifier sward-cut1797 scarify1805 1805 R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. I. 21 Instruments..for scarifying and stirring the earth between the rows of drilled crops. 1805 R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. I. 468 Scarifying the corn, first operation. 1829 S. Glover Hist. County of Derby I. 196 Skerrify [sic] and harrow two or three times over each field. 1893 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 3rd Ser. 4 822 Scarify or cultivate the stubble as soon as possible. b. Road-making. (Cf. quot. 1817 and scarifier n. 4.) ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > paving and road-building > pave or build roads [verb (transitive)] > break up road scarify1817 1817 Repertory of Arts XXXII. 132 Secondly, a harrow, which is intended to scarify the uneven parts of any road, leaving it even after the operation, previous to the use of the great roller. Derivatives ˈscarifying adj.1 ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > incision > [adjective] > making small incisions scarifying1599 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > [adjective] > severely severe1561 excoriating1605 hitting1632 outbraiding1655 slashing1734 lancinating1762 tomahawking1777 hard-hitting1831 smashing1833 slashy1862 scarifying1865 scathing1865 slating1885 1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 363/2 Scarifye the skinne of the tumor with scarifyinge instrumentes. 1865 Morning Star 15 Mar. To try whether the scarifying process may not do more to bring South Carolina back to the Union than [etc.]. ˈscarifying n. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > incision > [noun] > making small incisions scarificationc1400 scarifying1541 the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > breaking up land > [noun] > with scarifier scarifying1865 1541 T. Elyot Castel of Helthe (new ed.) 53 b Letting of bloude, scarifieng callid cupping, sweating, &c. 1667 R. Allestree Causes Decay Christian Piety Pref. sig. A5 It being too probable that this is Gods last Experiment upon us, like the Causticks and Scarifyings to a Lethargick patient. 1778 W. Cullen First Lines Pract. Physic (ed. 2) I. ii. iv. §288 The drawing of blood..by cupping and scarifying. 1865 W. White Eastern Eng. xvi. 222 The engine..is ready for ploughing, scarifying or drain-cutting. In working the scarifier, the large iron pully is anchored on the edge of the ditch. 1880 R. Jefferies Hodge & Masters II. 74 He contracts to do their ploughing and scarifying at so much per acre. ˈscarifyingly adv.1 ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > cause of mental anguish or torment > [adverb] unsoftOE sharplya1023 derfly?c1225 derfc1325 pinefullyc1390 anguishouslyc1440 heinouslya1555 tormentingly1575 keenlya1593 cuttingly1611 torturingly?a1625 stingingly1667 severelya1682 piercingly1781 harrowingly1799 excruciatingly1808 martyrly1819 pinchingly1825 crucifyingly1826 torturously1857 woundingly1887 scarifyingly1921 1921 D. F. Canfield Brimming Cup xi. 182 How scarifyingly he would laugh at me. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2022). scarifyv.2 slang (originally dialect). transitive. To scare, frighten; to terrify. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of terribleness > terrify [verb (transitive)] afearOE affrightOE breec1000 offrightlOE agastc1225 offearc1225 dreadc1250 agrisec1275 begallowc1320 ashunchc1325 adreadc1330 affrayc1330 fleya1400 grise1513 terrify1536 fray-bug1551 thunderbolta1586 fear-blast1593 gaster1593 hazen1593 terrorc1595 affrighten1615 ter-terrifya1618 flaite1642 pavefy1656 repall1687 hobgoblin1707 scarify1794 to scare the daylights out of1951 1794 A. Thomas Newfoundland Jrnl. (1968) viii. 107 If a Clergyman was to make his appearance in his Canonical Robes at one of these Outharbours I have little doubt but the Weomen and Children would be scarified out of part of their senses. 1897 G. Ford Larramys xxxii. 231 Vine rider! Scarify mos' volks to death, 'er wüd, I reckon. 1901 ‘A. Forbes’ Odd Fish 149 It will be more likely to scarrify 'er if I tells 'er nigh twelve o'clock. 1961 ‘F. O'Brien’ Hard Life vii. 53 You want to scarify the divils in the town of Kinnegad? 1966 New Statesman 14 Jan. 51/3 There are almost forgotten casualties like disinterested and jejune and scarify (which was once used to mean to wound, not as a smart synonym for to scare). Derivatives ˈscarifying adj.2 ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > [adjective] doubtousa1300 frightya1325 adoubtedc1330 carefulc1340 fearful1340 redoubted1385 doubtful1397 ydouted1399 redoubt1417 redoubtable1421 doubtablec1430 ferdly1440 doubtedc1485 formidable1508 flaited1565 aghasting1593 feared1599 flesh-amazing1679 frightsomea1689 effroyable1689 frightening1715 fearsome1768 fleysome1790 intimidatinga1812 fearable1886 scarifying1916 badass1955 bad-assed1962 superbad1970 1916 M. Webb Golden Arrow iv. 26 Fixing a scarifying gaze on the truant. 1924 N. Coward Rat Trap i. 12 I suppose it's silly nerves, but to be on the brink of a great happiness is a scarifying feeling. 1973 Times 17 Jan. 17/5 I would support the comparison with a historical rationale which may be deeply disturbing, even scarifying, but it is certainly not motivated by sensationalism or propaganda. ˈscarifyingly adv.2 ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > [adverb] frightilya1325 ferlyc1330 fearfully1526 frighteninglyc1854 fearsomely1876 scarifyingly1963 scarily1967 1963 Times 13 June 16/7 A comic role (scarifyingly overdone). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.1c1440v.21794 |
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