dethatch

[ dee-thach ]

verb (used with object)

, Horticulture.

1. thatch ( def 7 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of dethatch¹

de- + thatch

Example Sentences

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

From Seattle Times

“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

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

From Seattle Times

Depending on the size of your lawn and the depth of the thatch, you might be able to dethatch yourself without much trouble.

From Seattle Times

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