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1. (v.t.) capitalize
to write or print in capital letters or with an initial capital.
2. capitalize
to authorize a certain amount of stocks and bonds in the corporate charter of:
to capitalize a corporation.
3. capitalize
to supply with capital.
4. capitalize
capitalize on, to take advantage of; turn to one's advantage:
to capitalize on one's opportunities.
Etymology: (1755–65, Amer.)
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| Definition of 'capitalize' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) capitalize, capitalise, take advantage
draw advantages from
"he is capitalizing on her mistake"; "she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover"
2. (verb) capitalize, capitalise
supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders
3. (verb) capitalize, capitalise
write in capital letters
4. (verb) capitalize, capitalise
compute the present value of a business or an income
5. (verb) capitalize, capitalise
consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses
6. (verb) capitalize, capitalise
convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital
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1. (verb) capitalize
to write a letter of the alphabet in its large form
Capitalize the 'E.'
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) capitalize
to convert into capital, or to use as capital
2. (verb) capitalize
to compute, appraise, or assess the capital value of (a patent right, an annuity, etc.)
3. (verb) capitalize
to print in capital letters, or with an initial capital
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