Word: scarification
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: scar
i
fi
ca
tion
Definition: The scratching, etching, burning / branding, or superficially cutting designs, pictures, or words into the skin as a permanent body modification.
Morphemes:
Affix: scarify
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make scratches or cuts on.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: scarifāre
Language: la
Decoded: scarifare
Meaning: to dig
Affix: -ification
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: The process of becoming.