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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