decapitalize
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decapitalize — (Amer.) v. change the first letter from uppercase to lowercase; take away capital; discourage capital formation (also decapitalise) … English contemporary dictionary
decapitalize — decapitalization, n. /dee kap i tl uyz /, v.t., decapitalized, decapitalizing. to deprive of capital; discourage capital formation; withdraw capital from: The government decapitalized industry with harsh tax policies. Also, esp. Brit.,… … Universalium
decapitalize — decapitalization, n. /dee kap i tl uyz /, v.t., decapitalized, decapitalizing. to deprive of capital; discourage capital formation; withdraw capital from: The government decapitalized industry with harsh tax policies. Also, esp. Brit.,… … Useful english dictionary
decapitalized — decapitalize (Amer.) v. change the first letter from uppercase to lowercase; take away capital; discourage capital formation (also decapitalise) … English contemporary dictionary
decapitalizes — decapitalize (Amer.) v. change the first letter from uppercase to lowercase; take away capital; discourage capital formation (also decapitalise) … English contemporary dictionary
decapitalizing — decapitalize (Amer.) v. change the first letter from uppercase to lowercase; take away capital; discourage capital formation (also decapitalise) … English contemporary dictionary
de|cap|i|tal|ize — «dee KAP uh tuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to deprive of capital: »to decapitalize a firm. The Argentine landowner has been progressively decapitalized (Atlantic). 2. to convert from upper to lower case: »to decapitalize a letter … Useful english dictionary
decapitalise — (Brit.) v. change the first letter from uppercase to lowercase; take away capital; discourage capital formation (also decapitalize) … English contemporary dictionary
decapitalised — decapitalise (Brit.) v. change the first letter from uppercase to lowercase; take away capital; discourage capital formation (also decapitalize) … English contemporary dictionary
decapitalises — decapitalise (Brit.) v. change the first letter from uppercase to lowercase; take away capital; discourage capital formation (also decapitalize) … English contemporary dictionary
