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dethatch

American  
[dee-thach] / diˈθætʃ /

verb (used with object)

Horticulture.
  1. thatch.


Etymology

Origin of dethatch

de- + thatch

Example Sentences

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Q: What is the best time to dethatch and reseed our lawn?

From Seattle Times Apr. 7, 2022

“If you aerate and dethatch grass, the roots will be able to get deep down into the soil, which means less watering,” Kurtz says.

From Seattle Times Jan. 26, 2022

When it’s not so muddy and you can walk on it, you can dethatch and aerate it.

From Seattle Times Mar. 10, 2021

When we showed them that by using the tractor they’d no longer have to rake the field by hand to dethatch it, they were extremely happy.

From New York Times Aug. 23, 2014

With this ordinance, you’re subject to water use audits, you’re financially held responsible to mulch your lawn, to aerate, dethatch, prune and fertilize.

From New York Times Jan. 10, 2010

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