κατασκελετ-εύω,
A. reduce to a skeleton, ἑαυτούς
Plu. 2.7d
;τὸ σῶμαSch. Ar. Ra. 153 :— Pass. ,to be wasted away, 'desiccated,' μὴ περιιδεῖν τὴν φύσιν -ευθεῖσαν
Isoc. 15.268
, cf. Ph. 1.198 , al., Onos. 1.5 ( Act. ), D.L. 8.41 : metaph., τὰ φυσικὰ ἔργα ταῖς τεχνολογίαις -ευόμενα
Longin. 2.1
.