Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skeletonize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: skele-tonize
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reduce to a skeleton.

Transitive verb

verb

To reduce to little or nothing.

Transitive verb

verb

To reduce weight by creating cutouts and using less material.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"A school of piranhas crawled out from the water, made its way to the capital of Lima, and skeletonized the prime minister in just under 30 seconds."

Etymology

From skeleton + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: skeleton

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

skeletonizes (present, singular) skeletonizing (participle, present) skeletonized (participle, past) skeletonized (past) skeletonise (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

skeletonization skeletonizer

Questions

What does skeletonize mean?: To reduce to a skeleton.
Where does skeletonize come from?: From skeleton + -ize.

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