SCARIFYING

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Scrabble letter values: S₁C₃A₁R₁I₁F₄Y₄I₁N₁G₂ = 19

Definition

SCARIFYING is the present participle of SCARIFY.

verb SCARIFY: puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals.

“A combing tool is used to scarify, cross-scratch, or score the surface of a scratch coat or undercoat of plaster.”