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Yes, scarify is playable

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"Scarify" Definition

verb-transitive

Botany To slit or soften the outer coat of (seeds) in order to speed germination.
To break up the surface of (topsoil or pavement).
To create a design on (the skin) by means of shallow cuts that are sometimes rubbed with a colorant or irritant to enhance the resulting scar tissue.
To distress deeply, as with severe criticism; lacerate.
To make shallow cuts in (the skin), as when vaccinating.

verb

To make scratches or small cuts in (as the skin) .
To lacerate the feelings of.
To break up, loosen, or roughen the surface of (as a field or road).
To cut or soften the wall of (a hard seed) to hasten germination.

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