EGAVE

skeletonize

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To reduce to a skeleton.
  2. verb To reduce to little or nothing.
  3. verb To reduce weight by creating cutouts and using less material.

Similar words

skeleton skeletonise skeletalize unflesh minimalize skinny whittle down simplify downgrade cut down

Often followed by

the leaves a foliage

Word family

skeletonized skeletonizes skeletonizing

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