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/ˈskæ.ɹɪˌfaɪ/ · verb
(horticulture) To remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn, to dethatch..
A combing tool is used to scarify, cross-scratch, or score the surface of a scratch coat or undercoat of plaster.
Use scarify when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Scarify means (horticulture) To remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn, to dethatch..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A combing tool is used to scarify, cross-scratch, or score the surface of a scratch coat or undercoat of plaster.
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