Meanings
verbmiscapitalise (third-person singular simple present miscapitalises, present participle miscapitalising, simple past and past participle miscapitalised)
present singular third person miscapitalises · participle present miscapitalising · participle past miscapitalised · past miscapitalised
- UKalternativeAlternative spelling of miscapitalize.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
- Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
- Proto-Germanic*missaz
- Proto-Germanic*missa-
- Proto-West Germanic*missa-
- Old Englishmis-
- Middle Englishmys-
- Englishmis-
- Englishcapitalise
- Englishmiscapitalise
From mis- + capitalise.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
miscapitalise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscapitalise
MLA
“miscapitalise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscapitalise. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miscapitalise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscapitalise.
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