🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

改成小写

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gǎi chéng xiǎo xiě

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Decapitalise/diːˈkæp.ɪ.təl.aɪz/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"请把这个单词改成小写形式。"

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To write or print a word or letter using lowercase rather than uppercase letters.

    "Make sure to decapitalise the second word in the title."
  2. 2

    To deprive a business or institution of capital.

    "The withdrawal of major investors threatened to decapitalise the firm."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English prefix de- (denoting reversal or removal) combined with capitalise, originating from the Late Latin root capitalis (pertaining to the head), entering modern lexicography in the late 19th century with the rise of typography and computing text editing.

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