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decapitalize

American

[dee-kap-i-tl-ahyz] / diˈkæp ɪ tlˌaɪz /

especially British, decapitalise

verb (used with object)

decapitalized, decapitalizing

to deprive of capital; discourage capital formation; withdraw capital from.

The government decapitalized industry with harsh tax policies.

First recorded in 1870–75; de- + capitalize

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