"decapitalize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /diːˈkæpɪtəlaɪz/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-decapitalize.wav [Southern-England] Forms: decapitalizes [present, singular, third-person], decapitalizing [participle, present], decapitalized [participle, past], decapitalized [past]
Etymology: de- + capitalize Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|capitalize}} de- + capitalize Head templates: {{en-verb}} decapitalize (third-person singular simple present decapitalizes, present participle decapitalizing, simple past and past participle decapitalized)
  1. (transitive) To uncapitalize (convert the first letter (or more) of (something) from uppercase to lowercase) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-decapitalize-en-verb--QReaMaB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 44 39
  2. (transitive, finance) To convert a capital value, typically into a rental Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-decapitalize-en-verb-jscEMNDb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 44 39 Topics: business, finance
  3. (transitive, law) To remove (something's) status as a capital crime; to cause (something) to no longer be a capital crime. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-decapitalize-en-verb-qsW93rnF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 44 39 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 27 30 44 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: uncapitalize, decapitalise Related terms: decriminalize

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    "de‧cap‧i‧tal‧ize"
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        "(transitive) To uncapitalize (convert the first letter (or more) of (something) from uppercase to lowercase)"
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        {
          "ref": "2009, Stuart Banner, The Death Penalty: an American history, page 131",
          "text": "In 1801 Connecticut decapitalized arson, but only where no victim's life had been placed in danger.",
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        "To uncapitalize (convert the first letter (or more) of (something) from uppercase to lowercase)"
      ],
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      ],
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          "capital",
          "capital"
        ],
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          "value"
        ],
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          "rental",
          "rental"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive, finance) To convert a capital value, typically into a rental"
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        "finance"
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        "(transitive, law) To remove (something's) status as a capital crime; to cause (something) to no longer be a capital crime."
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