skeletonising
/ˌskɛləˈtənaɪzɪŋ/
verb
- To reduce something to its most basic or essential form, removing all unnecessary details.
- The editor is skeletonising the long report into a one-page summary.
- For the presentation, she skeletonised her speech to just the key points.
- The architect skeletonised the building design to focus on the main structure.
- To remove the flesh from a dead body or animal, leaving only the bones.
- Time and insects had skeletonised the small bird, leaving a perfect skeleton.
- The forensic team skeletonised the remains to study the bones.
- In the desert, the sun and scavengers quickly skeletonise any carcass.
- To strip leaves from a plant or leaf, leaving only the veins (like a skeleton).
- She collected skeletonised leaves for her art project.
- The caterpillars skeletonised the entire bush in just a few days.
- Beetles skeletonised the oak leaves, leaving only the veins behind.
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