decapitalise
decapitalise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of decapitalize.
Meaning of decapitalize
Verb
decapitalize (third-person singular simple present decapitalizes, present participle decapitalizing, simple past and past participle decapitalized)
- To uncapitalize (convert the first letter (or more) of (something) from uppercase to lowercase).
- To convert a capital value, typically into a rental.
- To remove (something's) status as a capital crime; to cause (something) to no longer be a capital crime.
- In 1801 Connecticut decapitalized arson, but only where no victim's life had been placed in danger.2009, Stuart Banner, The Death Penalty: an American history, page 131
Forms of decapitalise
| third-person singular present | decapitalises |
|---|---|
| present participle | decapitalising |
| past participle | decapitalised |
| past | decapitalised |
Origin of decapitalise
From de- + capitalise.
Questions about decapitalise
- What is decapitalise the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of?
- Decapitalise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of decapitalize.
Words near decapitalise in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: decapitalise (page history and authors); decapitalize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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