skeletonize
verb (used with object)
to reduce to a skeleton, outline, or framework.
skeletonizer
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a word derived from
skeletonize.
Example Sentences
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The grape-leaf skeletonizer eats every particle of green from the leaves, leaving only the veins.
From Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation by Mary Huston Gregory
