skeletonize

skel·e·ton·ize

S0446100 (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 outline2. 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: skeletonized
Gerund: skeletonizing

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