skeletonized; skeletonizing

transitive verb

: to produce in or reduce to skeleton form
skeletonize a leaf

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Japanese beetles may skeletonize plant leaves; control pests by hand picking. The Editors, Good Housekeeping, 28 June 2022 To power the piece, Richard Mille developed a new, very compact automatic movement that is skeletonized for added pizzaz. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1644, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of skeletonize was in 1644

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“Skeletonize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skeletonize. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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