skeletonize
[ skel-i-tn-ahyz ]
/ ˈskɛl ɪ tnˌaɪz /
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.
Also
especially British,
skel·e·ton·ise.
OTHER WORDS FROM skeletonize
skel·e·ton·i·za·tion, noun skel·e·ton·iz·er, nounWords nearby skeletonize
skeletal traction,
skeleton,
skeleton car,
skeleton in the closet,
skeleton key,
skeletonize,
skelf,
skelic index,
skell,
skellum,
skelly
Example sentences from the Web for skeletonize
We skeletonize our thoughts behind the scenes, but the skeleton is rather an unsightly specimen to exhibit before a class.
Principles of Teaching |Adam S. Bennion
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