lowercasev.

Brit.

/ˌləʊəˈkeɪs/, U.S.

/ˌloʊərˈkeɪs/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: lower case n.

Etymology: < lower case n.

transitive. To write or print (a letter or letters) in lower case; to start (a word) with a lower-case letter.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > formation of letters > [verb (transitive)] > other forms

hook1867

lowercase1895

1895 Critic (N.Y.) 27 Apr. 312/2 When pueblo means town it should be ‘lower-cased’.

1912 H. A. Reed Conc. Man. Style iii. 14 The first one must be capitalized and others following lower-cased.

1952 M. Harris City of Discontent v. iii. 348 Elisabeth proofed the pages,..lower-casing the word poetry as it is lower-cased in the American language.

1989 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 15 July a2/3 They lower-cased the ‘O’ in ‘P.O. Box’.

2010 J. B. Marciano Toponymity 2 In English, we have the funny custom of capitalizing the former [sc. names] and lowercasing the latter [sc. general words].

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lowercase
释义	lowercasev. Brit. /ˌləʊəˈkeɪs/, U.S. /ˌloʊərˈkeɪs/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: lower case n. Etymology: < lower case n. transitive. To write or print (a letter or letters) in lower case; to start (a word) with a lower-case letter. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > formation of letters > [verb (transitive)] > other forms hook1867 lowercase1895 1895 Critic (N.Y.) 27 Apr. 312/2 When pueblo means town it should be ‘lower-cased’. 1912 H. A. Reed Conc. Man. Style iii. 14 The first one must be capitalized and others following lower-cased. 1952 M. Harris City of Discontent v. iii. 348 Elisabeth proofed the pages,..lower-casing the word poetry as it is lower-cased in the American language. 1989 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 15 July a2/3 They lower-cased the ‘O’ in ‘P.O. Box’. 2010 J. B. Marciano Toponymity 2 In English, we have the funny custom of capitalizing the former [sc. names] and lowercasing the latter [sc. general words]. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1895
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