decapitalized
decapitalized is the simple past and past participle 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
Questions about decapitalized
- What is decapitalized the simple past and past participle of?
- Decapitalized is the simple past and past participle of decapitalize.
Words near decapitalized in the dictionary
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