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skeletonize
[ skel-i-tn-ahyz ]
/ ˈskɛl ɪ tnˌaɪz /
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verb (used with object), skel·e·ton·ized, skel·e·ton·iz·ing.
to reduce to a skeleton, outline, or framework.
to reduce in size or number, as a military unit.
to construct in outline.
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Also especially British, skel·e·ton·ise .
OTHER WORDS FROM skeletonize
skel·e·ton·i·za·tion, nounskel·e·ton·iz·er, nounWords nearby skeletonize
skeletal, skeletal system, skeleton, skeleton car, skeleton in the closet, skeletonize, skeleton key, skelf, skelic index, skell, skellum
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How to use skeletonize in a sentence
George stood near a donor, almost entirely skeletonized, whose ribs were cracked.
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British Dictionary definitions for skeletonize
skeletonize
skeletonise
/ (ˈskɛlɪtəˌnaɪz) /
verb (tr)
to reduce to a minimum framework, number, or outline
to create the essential framework of
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