To remove the flesh from a dead body, leaving only the bones.
This word can make people think of scary things or of old bones.
Examples:
The vultures skeletonised the dead animal.
The archaeologists found a skeletonised body in the tomb.
The skeletonised remains were all that was left.
The dog skeletonised the bone in no time.
In the haunted house, they found a skeletonised hand.
The old bones were skeletonised by time.