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capitalize

/ˈkæpətəˌlaɪz/verb4 syllables

Capitalize means: draw advantages from.

Synonyms for capitalize2

verb, as in draw advantages from

capitalise, take advantage

verb, as in supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders

capitalise

verb, as in write in capital letters

capitalise

verb, as in compute the present value of a business or an income

capitalise

verb, as in consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses

capitalise

verb, as in convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital

capitalise

What does capitalize mean?6

verb

1

draw advantages from“he is capitalizing on her mistake”

2

supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders

3

write in capital letters

4

compute the present value of a business or an income

5

consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses

6

convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Capitalize in a sentence

  • Is the 'S' in 'senior', when referring to the grade level, capitalized?lesbianpetplay
  • It appears demonic not to capitalize the word earth outside of astrological contexts.Eccles17
  • He capitalized on every opportunity to learn from the great scholar.CM
  • The first word of every sentence should be capitalized.jakov
  • The word takes on a somewhat different meaning when capitalized.Theocracy
  • That sentence needs to be properly capitalized and punctuated.shekitten
  • The first word of an English sentence should be capitalized.CK
  • All German nouns are written with the first letter capitalized.Ricardo14

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Forms of capitalize

as a verb

past tense
capitalized
present participle
capitalizing
third-person singular
capitalizes
past participle
capitalized