scarify
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++scar·i·fy /ˈskeərɪfaɪ, ˈskærɪfaɪ $ ˈsker-, ˈskær-/ verb (scarified, scarifying, scarifies) [transitive] 1. TTRto break and make loose the surface of a road or field using a pointed tool 〔用尖锐的工具〕挖开,翻松〔路面、田地〕2. formalCRITICIZE to criticize someone very severely 严厉批评→ See Verb tableOrigin scarify (1300-1400) French scarifier, from Latin scarifare, from Greek skariphasthai “to draw a line on a surface”
scar·i·fy verbChineseSyllable
loose and Corpus to the make break surface
scarify
scar‧i‧fy /ˈskeərəfaɪ, ˈskeərɪfaɪ, ˈskærəfaɪ $ ˈsker-, ˈskær-/
verb (past tense and past participle scarified, present participle scarifying, third person singular scarifies) [transitive]
2. formal to criticize someone very severely
scar‧i‧fy /ˈskeərəfaɪ, ˈskeərɪfaɪ, ˈskærəfaɪ $ ˈsker-, ˈskær-/
verb (past tense and past participle scarified, present participle scarifying, third person singular scarifies) [transitive] Date: 1300-1400
Language: French
Origin: scarifier, from Latin scarifare, from Greek skariphasthai 'to draw a line on a surface'
1. to break and make loose the surface of a road or field using a pointed toolLanguage: French
Origin: scarifier, from Latin scarifare, from Greek skariphasthai 'to draw a line on a surface'
2. formal to criticize someone very severely