/up"euhr kays"/ , adj., v., uppercased, uppercasing , n.
adj.
1. (of an alphabetical character) capital.
2. Print. pertaining to or belonging in the upper case.
v.t.
3. to print or write with an uppercase letter.
n.
4. a capital letter. Cf. lowercase .
[ 1730-40; UPPER 1 + CASE 2 ]