decapitalizeとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

de- +‎ capitalize

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /diːˈkæpɪtəlaɪz/
• ハイフネーション: de‧cap‧i‧tal‧ize

動詞

decapitalize (三人称単数 現在形 decapitalizes, 現在分詞 decapitalizing, 過去形および過去分詞形 decapitalized)

1. (transitive) To uncapitalize (convert the first letter (または more) of (something) from uppercase to lowercase)
2. (transitive, finance) To convert a capital value, typically into a rental
3. (transitive, law) To remove (something's) status as a capital crime; to cause (something) to no longer be a capital crime.
   • 2009, Stuart Banner, The Death Penalty: an American history, page 131:

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