scarify

verb9

1. •
   To remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn, to dethatch.
2. •
   To 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. •
   To 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. •
   To break up, loosen, or roughen the surface of a field or road or a hard surface.
5. •
   To scratch, etch, burn, or cut designs into one's skin as a form of body modification.

   • Stan tried to scarify his neck with a rope His plan kinda failed, but it would've been dope — 2008
6. •
   To frighten; to scare, to terrify.
7. •
   (figurative) To harrow the feelings.
8. •
   (nonstandard, no longer used) To scar.
9. •
   (nonstandard, no longer used) Denude, or lay waste to.