Antonyms for scarification

Grammar : Noun

Spell : skar-uh-fi-key-shuh n

Phonetic Transcription : ˌskær ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən

Definition of scarification

Origin : c.1400, "act of covering with scratches or slight cuts," from Old French scarification (14c.), from Late Latin scarificationem (nominative scarificatio), noun of action from past participle stem of scarificare, from Latin scarifare "scratch open," from Greek skariphasthai "to scratch an outline, sketch," from skariphos "pencil, stylus," from PIE root *skribh- "to cut, separate, sift" (see script (n.)).

As in cut : noun incision

Example sentences :

Scarification, with other crude penances, has now been superseded by benefaction.
Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce

I concluded that the scars were due to the practice of scarification.
Extract from : « The Manbos of Mindano » by John M. Garvan

The faces of both sexes were much disfigured as a result of their religious beliefs, which led to the practice of scarification.
Extract from : « An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs » by Sylvanus Griswold Morley

He frequently pretends to suck out such an object by the application of the lips alone, without any scarification whatever.
Extract from : « The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees » by James Mooney

Scarification to give vent to pent-up blood or puncture to allow the escape of effused serum will afford prompt relief.
Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various

Indeed, chipped or flaked flints, now replaced by broken glass, were formerly used for shaving and scarification.
Extract from : « Man, Past and Present » by Agustus Henry Keane

A sharp flint serves them as a lancet for letting blood, as well as for scarification in bruises and swellings.
Extract from : « Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 » by Alexander Mackenzie

When the moss sickens of the perpetual potato, its rebellion is punished by scarification.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, Number 414, April, 1850 » by Various

Scarification simply for purposes of ornamentation is not practiced to any great extent by the Negritos around Pinatubo.
Extract from : « Negritos of Zambales » by William Allan Reed

Scarification of the affected part is a common mode of treating local inflammatory complaints.
Extract from : « Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Vol. 2 (of 2) » by John MacGillivray

Synonyms for scarification

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