skeletonises
/ˌskɛləˈtaɪnɪzɪz/
verb
- To reduce something to its most basic or essential form, removing all unnecessary details.
- The teacher skeletonises the lesson plan so students can focus on the main ideas.
- In her presentation, she skeletonises the history of the war into three key events.
- The report skeletonises the complex financial data into a simple chart.
- To kill or destroy something so that only the basic structure remains.
- The fire skeletonises the old barn, reducing it to a charred wooden frame.
- Overgrazing by cattle skeletonises the grassland, leaving only tough stems.
- The drought skeletonises the once-lush forest, leaving only bare branches.
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