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.
skeletonize (ˈskɛlɪtəˌnaɪz ) or skeletonise vb (
tr )
1. to reduce to a minimum framework, number, or outline
2. to create the essential framework of
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.
skeletonize Past participle: skeletonizedGerund: skeletonizingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative skeletonize skeletonize
Present 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 I would skeletonize you would skeletonize he/she/it would skeletonize we would skeletonize you would skeletonize they would skeletonize
Past Conditional 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