Definition of "scarified" []

• Damaged, barren, denuded, scarred, wasted (adjective)
• Simple past tense and past participle of scarify. (verb)

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• "Seeds of many trees (Acacia and Prosopis, for example) are "scarified" by passing through the goats 'digestive system, fostering germination and natural revegetation."
• "The extent to which Mr. Hurd and his executives "scarified" their (base) pay speaks volume."
• "For fear of poison, Sheldon had immediately scarified the wound and injected permanganate of potash; but in spite of the precaution the shoulder was swelling rapidly."