Decapitalize

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /diːˈkæpɪtÉ™laɪz/

Alternative forms

• decapitalise

Full definition of decapitalize

Verb

1. (transitive) To uncapitalize (convert the first letter (or more) of (something) from uppercase to lowercase).
2. (transitive, legal) 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.

Synonyms

• uncapitalize