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English
Etymology
From de- + capitalize.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /diːˈkæpɪtəlaɪz/
- Hyphenation: de‧cap‧i‧tal‧ize
Verb
decapitalize (third-person singular simple present decapitalizes, present participle decapitalizing, simple past and past participle decapitalized)
- (transitive) To uncapitalize (convert the first letter (or more) of (something) from uppercase to lowercase)
- (transitive, finance) To convert a capital value, typically into a rental
- (transitive, law) To remove (something's) status as a capital crime; to cause (something) to no longer be a capital crime.
2009, Stuart Banner, The Death Penalty: an American history, page 131:In 1801 Connecticut decapitalized arson, but only where no victim's life had been placed in danger.
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