scalfire

Meaning

1. (transitive) to scratch or graze
2. (transitive) to touch, affect or hurt

Concepts

scratch

scribe

scarify

score

mark

scratch up

nock

scrape

scribing

Synonyms

graffiare

grattare

raschiare

marcare

segnare

Translations

rasguño

érafler

rayer

rasguñar

arañazo

escriba

égratigner

ratllar

raspar

كشط

unglejar

esgarrinxar

anreißen

kratzen

garfinyar

Hyphenated as

scal‧fì‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/skalˈfi.re/

Etymology

Perhaps from Late Latin scarificāre, from Latin scarifāre (“to scarify”), from Ancient Greek σκαριφάομαι (skaripháomai, “to scratch an outline”). Compare French scarifier (“to scarify”).