Uncapitalize

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To convert the first letter (or more) of (something) from uppercase to lowercase; to make uncapitalized. transitive

    "The easy way to uncapitalize text is to highlight it and press Shift+F3"

Synonyms

All synonyms
decapitalizedecapitalize

Example

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"The easy way to uncapitalize text is to highlight it and press Shift+F3"

Etymology

From un- + capitalize.

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