skeletonize

verb3

1. •
   To reduce to a skeleton.

   • 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. — 2012
2. •
   (figurative) To reduce to little or nothing.
3. •
   To reduce weight by creating cutouts and using less material.