Uncapitalize

Alternative forms

• uncapitalise

Origin

- + un + capitalize

Full definition of uncapitalize

Verb

1. (transitive) To convert the first letter (or more) of (something) from uppercase to lowercase; to make uncapitalized.
• The easy way to uncapitalize text is to highlight it and press Shift+F3, — Stanley Zarowin, Journal of Accountancy, A Quick Way to Capitalize and Uncapitalize, 2004
• Section 2.1 uncapitalize tetramethylsilane since it is mid-sentence — David E. Volk, Talk:NMR spectroscopy/Draft, 2009
• This Java example shows how to uncapitalize words in a String.
  ... uncapitalize("This Is A String"); — Deron Eriksson, Web Tutorials, How do I uncapitalize words in a String?

Synonyms

• decapitalize

Related terms

• uncapitalized