skeleton
To reduce to a skeletonTo reduce to a skeleton; to skin; to skeletonize.
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Meaning
2 senses(archaic, transitive)To reduce to a skeleton; to skin; to skeletonize.
(archaic, transitive)To minimize.
Origin
From New Latin sceleton, from Ancient Greek σκελετόν (skeletón), the neuter of σκελετός (sFrom New Latin sceleton, from Ancient Greek σκελετόν (skeletón), the neuter of σκελετός (skeletós, “dried up, withered, dried body, parched, mummy”), from σκέλλω (skéllō, “dry, dry up, make dry, parch”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelh₁- (“to parch, wither”); compare Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”).
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Forms
skeletons, skeletoning, skeletoned, skeletonedregular · Lesson
| Base form | skeleton · to skeleton |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | skeletons |
| Present participle | skeletoning |
| Past simple | skeletoned |
| Past participle | skeletoned |
Tenses
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Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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