skeletonize

ˈskɛlɪtənaɪz

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Definition of skeletonize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

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simplification

Rare

reduce to a basic framework

Rare

The architect skeletonized the design for clarity.

reduce

simplify

biology

TECH.

remove flesh to reveal bones

TECH.

The scientists skeletonized the animal for study.

debone

art

Rare

depict or describe in outline

Rare

He skeletonized the historical events in his presentation..

outline

summarize

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Origin of skeletonize

Greek, skeletos (dried body)

Examples of skeletonize in a sentence

They decided to skeletonize the report to highlight key points.
They skeletonized the remains for the museum exhibit.
The process to skeletonize the specimen took weeks.
The teacher asked the students to skeletonize the chapter for the test.
She managed to skeletonize the entire project in just one page.

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French:simplifier, squelettiser, ...
German:skelettieren, entfleischen, ...
Italian:semplificare, scheletrizzare, ...
Spanish:simplificar, esqueletizar, ...
Portuguese:simplificar, desossar, ...
Chinese:简化, 剥去, ...
Japanese:骨組みにする, 骨格標本にする, ...
Arabic:جَرَّدَ, نَزَعَ اللَّحْمَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַפְשִׁיט, לְהַפְשִׁיט מִבָּשָׂר, ...
Russian:упрощать, скелетировать, ...
Ukrainian:спростити, обскелетити, ...
Hindi:सरल करना, हड्डियों तक साफ करना, ...
Bengali:সরল করা, হাড়ে পরিণত করা, ...
Catalan:esqueletitzar, despullar de carn, ...
Czech:zredukovat na kostru, skeletovat, ...
Danish:forenkle, afkøde, ...
Dutch:vereenvoudigen, skeletten, ...
Greek:απλοποιώ, αφαιρώ τη σάρκα, ...
Hungarian:vázra egyszerűsíteni, csontvázzá preparálni, ...
Khmer:សម្រួលឱ្យនៅសល់តែគ្រោងមូលដ្ឋាន, ដកសាច់ចេញឲ្យឃើញឆ្អឹង, ...
Korean:단순화하다, 골격화하다, ...
Persian:ساده‌سازی کرد, استخوانی کرد, ...
Polish:redukować, szkieletować, ...
Portuguese (BR):simplificar, desossar, ...
Romanian:a simplifica, a scheletiza, ...
Swedish:förenkla, skissera, ...
Thai:ลดแบบ, ลอกเนื้อออก, ...
Turkish:iskeletleştirmek, iskelet haline getirmek, ...
Vietnamese:đơn giản hóa, làm lộ xương, ...

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