decapitalize
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
de- + capitalize
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: de‧cap‧i‧tal‧ize
Verb
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- (transitive) To uncapitalize (convert the first letter (or more) of (something) from uppercase to lowercase).
- (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.