Decapitalize: meaning, definitions and examples

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decapitalize

[ dɪˈkæpɪtəˌlaɪz ]

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writing

To convert the first letter of a word from uppercase to lowercase.

Synonyms

lowercase, uncapitalize

Examples of usage

Don't forget to decapitalize the first letter of the sentence.
The function will automatically decapitalize the input string.

Translations

Translations of the word "decapitalize" in other languages:

🇵🇹 descapitalizar

🇮🇳 अक्षर छोटा करना

🇩🇪 kleinschreiben

🇮🇩 menurunkan huruf besar

🇺🇦 зменшити регістр

🇵🇱 zmniejszyć literę

🇯🇵 小文字にする

🇫🇷 décapitaliser

🇪🇸 descapitalizar

🇹🇷 küçük harfe çevirmek

🇰🇷 소문자로 바꾸다

🇸🇦 تحويل الأحرف الكبيرة إلى صغيرة

🇨🇿 změnit na malá písmena

🇸🇰 zmeniť na malé písmená

🇨🇳 小写

🇸🇮 spremeniti v male črke

🇮🇸 breyta í lágstafi

🇰🇿 әріптерді кішірейту

🇬🇪 პატარა ასოებად გადაქცევა

🇦🇿 kiçik hərfə çevirmək

🇲🇽 descapitalizar

Word origin

The term 'decapitalize' is derived from the prefix 'de-' meaning to reverse an action, and 'capitalize' which refers to making the first letter of a word uppercase. The concept of decapitalization is commonly used in computer programming and text processing to modify the case of letters.