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uncapitalize

uncapitalize verb: to convert the first letter (or more) of (something) from uppercase to lowercase; to make uncapitalized.

Verb

uncapitalize (third-person singular simple present uncapitalizes, present participle uncapitalizing, simple past and past participle uncapitalized)

  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+F32004, Stanley Zarowin, “A Quick Way to Capitalize and Uncapitalize”, in Journal of Accountancy
    • Section 2.1 uncapitalize tetramethylsilane since it is mid-sentence2009, David E. Volk, Talk:NMR spectroscopy/Draft
    Synonyms:
    decapitalize

Synonyms of uncapitalize

Forms of uncapitalize

third-person singular presentuncapitalizes
present participleuncapitalizing
past participleuncapitalized
pastuncapitalized
alternative formuncapitalise

Origin of uncapitalize

From un- + capitalize.

Words formed from uncapitalize

Questions about uncapitalize

What does uncapitalize mean?
Uncapitalize means to convert the first letter (or more) of (something) from uppercase to lowercase; to make uncapitalized.
What part of speech is uncapitalize?
Uncapitalize is a verb.
What is the past tense of uncapitalize?
The past tense of uncapitalize is uncapitalized.

Words near uncapitalize in the dictionary

  1. uncapitalising
  2. uncapitalist
  3. uncapitalistic
  4. uncapitalizable
  5. uncapitalization
  6. uncapitalize
  7. uncapitalized
  8. uncapitalizes
  9. uncapitalizing
  10. uncapitulated
  11. uncapitulating

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