to decapitalize a firm. The Argentine landowner has been progressively decapitalized (Atlantic).
to decapitalize a letter.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cap|i|tal|ize — «KAP uh tuh lyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. 1. to write or print with a capital letter: »He forgot to capitalize the first letter of the name Lincoln. 2. to set the capital of (a company) at a certain amount. 3. to estimate the value of (an… … Useful english dictionary
re|cap|i|tal|ize — «ree KAP uh tuh lyz», transitive verb, intransitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to capitalize again; renew or alter the capitalization of. –re|cap´i|tal|i|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
o|ver|cap|i|tal|ize — «OH vuhr KAP uh tuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to fix or estimate the capital of (a company or other enterprise) at too high an amount. –o´ver|cap´i|tal|i|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
un|der|cap|i|tal|ize — «UHN duhr KAP uh tuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to supply with capital less than sufficient to operate efficiently or to carry out a program. 2. to issue stock or other securities to an amount small in proportion to assets and… … Useful english dictionary
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o´ver|cap´i|tal|i|za´tion — o|ver|cap|i|tal|ize «OH vuhr KAP uh tuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to fix or estimate the capital of (a company or other enterprise) at too high an amount. –o´ver|cap´i|tal|i|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
re|cap´i|tal|i|za´tion — re|cap|i|tal|ize «ree KAP uh tuh lyz», transitive verb, intransitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to capitalize again; renew or alter the capitalization of. –re|cap´i|tal|i|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
tal — ac·ci·den·tal·ism; ac·ci·den·tal·ist; ac·ci·den·tal·i·ty; ac·ci·den·tal·ly; ac·e·tal; ac·e·tal·ize; ac·mon·i·tal; ac·quit·tal; acrop·e·tal; ac·ti·no·my·ce·tal; ad·i·po·so·gen·i·tal; ad·rec·tal; adre·no·gen·i·tal; aer·odon·tal·gia; agres·tal;… … English syllables
cap — cap·no·di·a·ce·ae; cap·no·di·um; cap·pa; cap·pagh; cap·pa·ri·da·ce·ae; cap·pa·ris; cap·pe·len·ite; cap·pel·let·ti; cap·pie; cap·po; cap·py; cap·ra; cap·ral·de·hyde; cap·rate; cap·ric; cap·ri·cor·nis; cap·ri·dae; cap·ri·fi·cate; cap·ri·fi·ca·tion; … English syllables
capitalize — cap|i|tal|ize also capitalise BrE [ˈkæpıtl aız] v [T] 1.) to write a letter of the alphabet using a ↑capital letter 2.) to supply a business with money so that it can operate 3.) technical to calculate the value of a business based on the value… … Dictionary of contemporary English
