skeletonize
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ɪ verb (used with object), skel·e·ton·ized, skel·e·ton·iz·ing.
1.
to reduce to a skeleton, outline, or framework.
2.
to reduce in size or number, as a military unit.
3.
to construct in outline.
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skeletonize or skeletonise (ˈskɛlɪtəˌnaɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to reduce to a minimum framework, number, or outline |
| 2. | to create the essential framework of |
| skeletonise or skeletonise | |
| —vb | |
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Skeletonize
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Example sentences
The eggs hatch, the tiny caterpillars skeletonize leaves in late summer and then hibernate on the trees.
They develop through three instars and skeletonize the foliage, often causing the leaves to drop.
When abundant, this insect injures roses and many other shrubs and trees when adult beetles skeletonize the leaves.
Caterpillars of this moth skeletonize leaves while they live under a flat web.
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