• decapitalise

Fromde- +‎capitalize.

• (UK)IPA^(key): /diːˈkæpɪtəlaɪz/

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• Hyphenation:de‧cap‧i‧tal‧ize

decapitalize (third-person singular simple presentdecapitalizes,present participledecapitalizing,simple past and past participledecapitalized)

1. (transitive) Touncapitalize(convert the first letter (or more) of (something) fromuppercase tolowercase).
2. (transitive, finance) To convert acapitalvalue, typically into arental.
3. (transitive, law) To remove (something's) status as acapital crime; to cause (something) to no longer be acapital crime.
   • 2009, Stuart Banner,The Death Penalty: an American history, page131:

     In 1801 Connecticutdecapitalized arson, but only where no victim's life had been placed in danger.

• uncapitalize

• decriminalize

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