skeletonize

[skel-i-tn-ahyz] / ˈskɛl ɪ tnˌaɪz /

VERB

outline

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delineate describe draft lay out summarize

STRONG

adumbrate characterize chart paint plot recapitulate skeleton trace

WEAK

block out rough out tell about

VERB

sketch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chalk chart delineate depict lay out paint portray

STRONG

adumbrate blueprint characterize describe design detail develop diagram doodle draft line plan plot represent skeleton trace

WEAK

block out map out rough out

Antonyms

STRONG

forget ignore misrepresent neglect

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The pear slug is a small, slimy, dark green larva which skeletonizes the leaves in June, and a second brood appears in August.

From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)

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