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Meaning of dethatch | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To abrade the surface of a lawn or turf in order to remove dead grass.

transitive

Examples

“The services available vary widely, from basic tasks like mowing and edging walkways and flower beds to more involved work like trimming shrubs and bushes, applying fertilizer and pesticides, and dethatching, which removes layers of dead grass.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

dethatched dethatches dethatching dethaw dethawed dethawing

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