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skel·e·ton·ize
(skĕl′ĭ-tn-īz′)tr.v. skel·e·ton·ized, skel·e·ton·iz·ing, skel·e·ton·iz·es
1. To reduce to skeleton form: "Carnivorous beetles ... can skeletonize a bat within hours" (Scientific American).
2. To outline or sketch briefly.
3. To reduce in size or number: skeletonized the hospital staff to cut costs.
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skeletonize
(ˈskɛlɪtəˌnaɪz) orskeletonise
vb (tr)
1. to reduce to a minimum framework, number, or outline
2. to create the essential framework of
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skel•e•ton•ize
(ˈskɛl ɪ tnˌaɪz)v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.
to reduce to a skeleton, outline, or framework.
[1635–45]
skel′e•ton•iz`er, n.
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skeletonize
Past participle: skeletonized
Gerund: skeletonizing
| Imperative |
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| skeletonize |
| skeletonize |
| Present |
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| I skeletonize |
| you skeletonize |
| he/she/it skeletonizes |
| we skeletonize |
| you skeletonize |
| they skeletonize |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I skeletonized |
| you skeletonized |
| he/she/it skeletonized |
| we skeletonized |
| you skeletonized |
| they skeletonized |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am skeletonizing |
| you are skeletonizing |
| he/she/it is skeletonizing |
| we are skeletonizing |
| you are skeletonizing |
| they are skeletonizing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have skeletonized |
| you have skeletonized |
| he/she/it has skeletonized |
| we have skeletonized |
| you have skeletonized |
| they have skeletonized |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was skeletonizing |
| you were skeletonizing |
| he/she/it was skeletonizing |
| we were skeletonizing |
| you were skeletonizing |
| they were skeletonizing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had skeletonized |
| you had skeletonized |
| he/she/it had skeletonized |
| we had skeletonized |
| you had skeletonized |
| they had skeletonized |
| Future |
|---|
| I will skeletonize |
| you will skeletonize |
| he/she/it will skeletonize |
| we will skeletonize |
| you will skeletonize |
| they will skeletonize |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have skeletonized |
| you will have skeletonized |
| he/she/it will have skeletonized |
| we will have skeletonized |
| you will have skeletonized |
| they will have skeletonized |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be skeletonizing |
| you will be skeletonizing |
| he/she/it will be skeletonizing |
| we will be skeletonizing |
| you will be skeletonizing |
| they will be skeletonizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been skeletonizing |
| you have been skeletonizing |
| he/she/it has been skeletonizing |
| we have been skeletonizing |
| you have been skeletonizing |
| they have been skeletonizing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been skeletonizing |
| you will have been skeletonizing |
| he/she/it will have been skeletonizing |
| we will have been skeletonizing |
| you will have been skeletonizing |
| they will have been skeletonizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been skeletonizing |
| you had been skeletonizing |
| he/she/it had been skeletonizing |
| we had been skeletonizing |
| you had been skeletonizing |
| they had been skeletonizing |
| Conditional |
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| I would skeletonize |
| you would skeletonize |
| he/she/it would skeletonize |
| we would skeletonize |
| you would skeletonize |
| they would skeletonize |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have skeletonized |
| you would have skeletonized |
| he/she/it would have skeletonized |
| we would have skeletonized |
| you would have skeletonized |
| they would have skeletonized |
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