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decapitalize

de·cap·i·tal·ize
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dee-kap-i-tl-ahyz]
    • /diˈkæp ɪ tlˌaɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dee-kap-i-tl-ahyz]
    • /diˈkæp ɪ tlˌaɪz/

Definitions of decapitalize word

  • verb decapitalize to make difficult to have or to take away stock or wealth from 3
  • verb decapitalize to downgrade (a city) from the position of capital city 3
  • verb decapitalize to alter the capitalization, usually from an initial capital letter to a lower-case letter, in a written statement 3
  • verb with object decapitalize to deprive of capital; discourage capital formation; withdraw capital from: The government decapitalized industry with harsh tax policies. 1
  • verb decapitalize (Transitive Verb) To uncapitalize (convert the first letter (or more) of (something) from uppercase to lowercase). 0
  • verb decapitalize (Transitive Verb) (law) To remove (something's) status as a capital crime; to cause (something) to no longer be a capital crime. 0
See all 6 definitions of decapitalize

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Origin of decapitalize

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75; de- + capitalize

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Parts of speech for Decapitalize

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Decapitalize

decapitalize popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

decapitalize usage trend in Literature

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