Scarifying involves scratching, etching, or some sort of superficial cutting or incision. Scarification, in botany, involves cutting the seed coat using abrasion, thermal stress, or chemicals to encourage germination. In alternative contexts scarification may refer to the cutting of concrete using hydrodemolition, or as a permanent body modification, etching designs, pictures, or words into the skin. In botany Scarification's a natural process important for germination of many species' seeds. Th… (More on Scarification)