scarify

verb

cut and remove debris with a scarifier
puncture or scratch the surface of

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈskæ.ɹɪˌfaɪ/ / /ˈskɑː.ɹɪˌfaɪ/

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English scare Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-fakāō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English scarify From scare + -ify.

To frighten; to scare, to terrify.