vverb.contactpuncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or ritualsExamples:- The men in some African tribes scarify their faces
Derivationally Related Form:scar
Hypernyms:puncture
Inherited Hypernyms:scarifypuncturepiercepenetrateenter
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.contactscratch the surface ofHypernyms:mark nock score
Inherited Hypernyms:scarifyscorenotchincisecutseparatemove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactbreak upHypernyms:loosen
Inherited Hypernyms:scarifyloosenchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something